Occupation: Professional Golfer Birth: September 10, 1929 Death: September 25, 2016
All the things that I have derived either directly or indirectly through the game of golf are things I owe a great deal to the game and to the people….
I remember ones I lost [shot]. I remember the ones I won, but I remember the ones I lost, something that I will never forget. Did it ruin me or hurt ….
If you can see it, you can hit it and if you can hit it, you can hole it..
I was born in 1929, that was the depression, so the golf course was manned by my father and two guys, they worked for my dad and they took me with th….
I think the guys are more conscious of the fact that being in good physical condition under the conditions that they play will make them better playe….
Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you..
[Golf]is deceptively simple, endlessly complicated. A child can play it well, and a grown man can never master it. Any single round of it is full of ….
Hit it hard, go find it and hit it hard again..
The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to matc….
Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character..
I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win..
I had a system, and the system worked..
I suppose I could think of a lot of things to say about the fact that I still play. But I don't really need to. I can tell you this, that I enjoy it.….
Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger..
There's some good news, too, and the good news is that the players [finally] have become more aware of the fact that we [in golf] need sponsors, and ….
I am so pleased with my golf course. I am to say that it's the best I've ever seen it - without equivocation..
The fans motivated me. They gave me the incentive to want to play and to want to win and to continue to play as my career progressed. They were never….
Swing your swing. I know, I did..
Golf is deceptively simple, endlessly complicated. A child can play it well and a grown man can never master it. It is almost a science, yet it is a ….
The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done..
Don't be ashamed to play safe..