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14 NEWS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25 2018 COURIERMAIL.COM.AU BCME01Z01MA - V1 14 QLD’S 100 GREATEST GREG Norman has revealed how a $38 a week job in Bris- bane set him up for life, lifted the lid on the romance that has made him young again and warned Australia of the global consequences of our revolving door of prime ministers. The Great White Shark, who is heading home to spend Christmas with his parents on the Sunshine Coast, also re- vealed that although he is per- sonally leading the rebuild of his $70 million-plus mansion in the US, he is still dreaming of moving back to Queensland. A force of nature on the golf course for more than two dec- ades, a trailblazing entrepre- neur and confidant of world leaders, the Mt Isa-born leg- end has laid bare his extraord- inary life in a wide-ranging exclusive interview to mark the The Sunday Mail’s Queens- land Sport’s 100 Greatest countdown. His sporting legacy has never just been winning two British Opens and more than 90 tournaments worldwide. It was the way that he won them, and lost others, with the controlled violence with the driver, his go-for-it game, the conquering Viking look of his prime and one of sport’s great monikers. Norman now plays golf just “five or six times a year” be- cause his biggest wins of the past 20 years have been meas- ured in boardrooms for The Greg Norman Company which has punched his net worth to between $300-$500 million. LOVE OF HIS LIFE Aged 63 and famously super- fit, Norman said that his third wife Kirsten, a glamorous Aus- sie interior designer with a strong personality, had rede- signed him – by knocking down some of the defensive mechanisms of his personality. “She has brought me back to my younger days,” he said. “I was stuck in a box with- out compatibility in life for a while. I regressed. I became a little bit jaded and was very quick to put up walls around me. “Kirsten helped identify that, and I’m nowhere near that way to the degree I was many years ago. “To embrace every journey we’ve been on together with such passion and love, it’s been incredible to feel that,” he said. The couple are now are re- building their palatial property on Florida’s Jupiter Island where Grammy-winner Celine Dion was a near-neighbour until selling her house last year. “My wife and I always wanted to build our own house together,” he said. “We were very fortunate to have this magnificent estate and started the plan to bring it back to life.” TURNING POINT The lessons for life learnt in his old $38-a-week job in the Royal Queensland pro shop in the 1970s still pulse through Norman, the driven empire builder. His pro shop boss Charlie Earp grooved a world-beating golf swing and much more. “Charlie taught me work ethic, get in, DIN and DIP. ‘Do it now’ and ‘do it properly’ is great advice to this day,” Nor- man said. “The 38 bucks a week job in the pro shop enabled me to get where I am today. “In a nutshell, the most poignant statement ever said to me as a kid, not knowing where I’d end up in the world of golf and the world in gen- $38 JOB MADE ME INTO THE SHARK Candid legend opens up on love, life and gives his advice to Aussies GOOD LIFE: (from left) Greg Norman and his wife Kirsten; the famous nude shoot; as a boy; holding the trophy of the Australian Masters Golf Championship and the Shark relaxing in Florida last week. Pictures: supplied by Greg Norman JIM TUCKER BRISBANE AIRPORT LOST PROPERTY ONLINE AUCTION Call 1300 870 282 or visit pickles.com.au Starts: Monday 26 November at 9am Ends: Wednesday 5 December at 7pm Inspection: Saturday 1 December from 8am - 4:30pm Assets Located: 400 Beay Road, Archerfield QLD 4108 Under Instructions from Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Limited (BAC)
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GREG Norman has revealedhow a $38 a week job in Bris-bane set him up for life, liftedthe lid on the romance that hasmade him young again andwarned Australia of the globalconsequences of our revolvingdoor of prime ministers.
The Great White Shark,who is heading home to spendChristmas with his parents onthe Sunshine Coast, also re-vealed that although he is per-sonally leading the rebuild ofhis $70 million-plus mansionin the US, he is still dreamingof moving back to Queensland.
A force of nature on the golfcourse for more than two dec-ades, a trailblazing entrepre-neur and confidant of worldleaders, the Mt Isa-born leg-end has laid bare his extraord-inary life in a wide-rangingexclusive interview to markthe The Sunday Mail’s Queens-land Sport’s 100 Greatestcountdown.
His sporting legacy hasnever just been winning twoBritish Opens and more than90 tournaments worldwide.
It was the way that he wonthem, and lost others, with thecontrolled violence with thedriver, his go-for-it game, theconquering Viking look of hisprime and one of sport’sgreat monikers.
Norman now plays golf just“five or six times a year” be-cause his biggest wins of thepast 20 years have been meas-ured in boardrooms for TheGreg Norman Companywhich has punched his net
worth to between $300-$500million.
LOVE OF HIS LIFEAged 63 and famously super-fit, Norman said that his thirdwife Kirsten, a glamorous Aus-sie interior designer with astrong personality, had rede-signed him – by knockingdown some of the defensivemechanisms of his personality.
“She has brought me backto my younger days,” he said.
“I was stuck in a box with-out compatibility in life for awhile. I regressed. I became alittle bit jaded and was very
quick to put up walls aroundme.
“Kirsten helped identifythat, and I’m nowhere nearthat way to the degree I wasmany years ago.
“To embrace every journeywe’ve been on together withsuch passion and love, it’s beenincredible to feel that,” he said.
The couple are now are re-building their palatial propertyon Florida’s Jupiter Islandwhere Grammy-winner CelineDion was a near-neighbouruntil selling her house lastyear.
“My wife and I alwayswanted to build our own housetogether,” he said.
“We were very fortunate tohave this magnificent estateand started the plan to bring itback to life.”
TURNING POINTThe lessons for life learnt in hisold $38-a-week job in theRoyal Queensland pro shop inthe 1970s still pulse throughNorman, the driven empirebuilder.
His pro shop boss CharlieEarp grooved a world-beatinggolf swing and much more.
“Charlie taught me workethic, get in, DIN and DIP. ‘Doit now’ and ‘do it properly’ isgreat advice to this day,” Nor-man said.
“The 38 bucks a week job inthe pro shop enabled me to getwhere I am today.
“In a nutshell, the mostpoignant statement ever saidto me as a kid, not knowingwhere I’d end up in the worldof golf and the world in gen-
$38 JOB MADE ME INTO THE SHARK
Candid legend opens up on love, life and gives his advice to Aussies
GOOD LIFE: (from left) Greg Norman and his wife Kirsten; the famous nude shoot; as a boy; holding the trophy of the Australian Masters Golf Championship and the Shark relaxing in Florida last week. Pictures: supplied by Greg Norman
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Aussie sporting memorabiliaat his home, and he turned upat his golf club fancy dressparty in Florida last year asCrocodile Dundee.
Unsurprisingly, he onlyhad to buy the vest and arm-band because he had thebroadbrimmed hat, the jeans,the boots and tanned 60-something abs to pull it offwith his hybrid Aussie-Ameri-can accent.
POLITICSNorman’s connections to theglobe’s most powerful werenever more evident than whenhe helped Malcolm Turnbullbecome the second worldleader to get a phone call withDonald Trump after the mav-erick billionaire’s bombshellUS election victory.
Declaring he’s been “fortu-nate to know a small percent-age of what goes on” inpolitics and international
business, Norman gentlywarned Australians of theconsequences of the country’srevolving door of prime min-isters. “The perception aroundthe world is how can a countrygo through so many differentleaders in a very short periodof time and have consistency,sustainability and so on,’’ hesaid. “If you’re a leader of anAsian nation and you’re deal-ing with a Prime Minister whohas been there six months, it’s
only time would tell if it be-came a reality.
“It’s always been my aspir-ation to do that and, of course,I’d love to spend more time inAustralia,’’ he said.
“I want to see my parents,who are not getting any youn-ger, as much as possible.”
He will be visiting dad andmum, Merv and Toini, on theSunshine Coast for the festiveseason.
“I’m a Sunshine Coastman, Noosa all the way downto Peregian,’’ he said.
“There’s something soclean and crisp about it.
“I know it has changedover time in terms of architec-ture, with old homes going butthere is something really coolabout the coffee shops, walk-ing around Noosa, Noosa Na-tional Park and that part ofthe world.”
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‘‘The country should not beallowed to be overrun by nay-sayers. I’d say to Australians,sit back take a look how luckyyou are in so many ways andnot be so critical on certainthings,’’ he said. “Australia hassuch a wealth of resources,and I’m talking about exper-tise in education and medicalresearch as well, so you always
want a great countryto make the most ofit.
“This is probablythe most sensitivecomment I’ll make.”
COMING HOMENorman will beDown Under withinweeks and while hehankers for a morepermanent returnto Australia, said
eral, came from Charlie Earp.“He said, ‘no matter where
you go in the world, never for-get you carry the flag of yourstate and country on yourback’.”
Norman proudly repre-sents Australia and his deepQueensland roots in every-thing he does, right down tothe Wagyu steak on the menuat his Australian Grille inSouth Carolina.
“We’ve been fortunateenough to import Wagyu beefout of Queensland.
‘‘It’s called theAussie Grille, right,so you try to keep itas authentic as youcan,” Norman saidwith pride.
Bats signed by SirDonald Bradman andAllan Border, as wellas Wallabies and AFLfootball jerseys, havepride of place among
Charlie taught me workethic, get in, DIN and
DIP. ‘Do it now’ and ‘do it properly’ is great
advice to this dayGREG NORMAN
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