Out-of-control emotions can make smart people stupid.

- Byron Nelson

Putting affects the nerves more than anything. I would actually get nauseated over three-footers.

- Byron Nelson

Golf is a percentage game, and I play the percentages.

- Byron Nelson

The first step in building a solid, dependable attitude is to be realistic, not only about your inherent capabilities, but also about how well you ar…

- Byron Nelson

No golfer ever gets so consistently good that he can't use some constructive advice. No matter how many trophies he may win, he can't analyze and rem…

- Byron Nelson

To control your nerves, you must have a positive thought in your mind.

- Byron Nelson

The only thing you should force in a golf swing is the club back in the bag.

- Byron Nelson

I played the British Open in 1937. It took a week to get there and a week to get home. I was the low American; finished fourth or fifth. And what it …

- Byron Nelson

Sam Snead did to the tee-shot what Roger Bannister did to the four-minute mile.

- Byron Nelson