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Mick Tate: Golfer Jordan Spieth represents so many good things

I can hear it now, “Don’t be a Spieth.” Young people mocking their contemporaries for trying to be humble, courteous, respectful, responsible, kind, considerate and all things good. Thank you, Jordan Spieth, and a special thanks to his parents. Beware Jordan, as we speak some media are digging for dirt. Why? Dirt sells in our culture, and conversely being a good person and doing things the right way does not.

Mick Tate, Turlock

This story was originally published April 14, 2015 at 1:21 PM with the headline "Mick Tate: Golfer Jordan Spieth represents so many good things."

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