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Montoya showing patience and results

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Thursday, April 9, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Juan Pablo Montoya stepped onto the first tee box for a golf outing on a glorious spring day two years ago and swung his driver so hard that it sucked the air out of your mouth. Oops. Out of bounds. "Freaking moron!" Montoya yelled. That's all you needed to know about Montoya back then. He would rather hit a driver 100 yards out of bounds than hit a 3-wood down the middle of the fairway, which he easily can do. He was the same way on the track, believing it was best to be a ...

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