Phil wrote about his dad
I first mentioned playing golf to my dad about seven years ago. He was 49 at the time, a hard-working man with his own business, one that he had built from a dream in youth. But his dreams always seemed to be more than mine because they were working dreams that he believed in even when he wasn't drunk.
He went broke twice en route to becoming a successful businessman but persevered to the point where work was always on his mind and took up almost all his time. My mom was a great help. She taught school and was his secretary when he needed one. My dad always used to say, "Behind every good man is a great woman." So he must have thought he was a good man and so did I. And I figured a good man needed some relaxation, which he had neglected for himself. That's not the only reason I wanted him to take up golf, though. I had a passion for…[unfinished]
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