Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.
Arnold PalmerRead
The winners at the Olympics step up, bursting with pride, because everything that they have worked for and all their dedication is rewarded in a climax that I, and most golfers, will never experience.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the immense pride and fulfillment that winners feel at the Olympics due to their hard work and dedication being recognized.
Arnold Palmer reflects on the unique and profound experience of Olympic athletes, highlighting how their relentless effort culminates in a moment of glory that is both rewarding and unparalleled. He acknowledges that while golfers achieve success in their own right, the adrenaline and pride felt at the Olympics is a singular experience that many might never get to witness or feel.
In practice
To inspire athletes at a sports banquet, a coach might quote Palmer to highlight the importance of dedication.
Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.
Look at the better players of my era - Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Raymond Floyd. They had pros they worked with from time to time, but out on Tour, thousands of miles from home, each of them learned to be his own best coach. I think Tiger can do the same.
The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.
Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.
When you lose the ability to step up and hit the ball as hard and as far as you want, that also affects your ability to will the ball to go where you want it to go, if you know what I mean.
I find myself getting associated with a lot of younger people in the game. I still enjoy playing with them, and I think they still enjoy playing with me. As long as I can stay competitive and have fun doing what I'm doing, I guess I'll keep doing it.
Ideas are cheap. Ideas are easy. Ideas are common. Everybody has ideas. Ideas are highly, highly overvalued. Execution is all that matters.
I only have one superstition: I make sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
The Big Dream of any entrepreneur really has very little to do with the entrepreneur. If you truly love repairing automobiles, chances are, you'll be a lousy business owner. Likewise, if you are fascinated by debits and credits, the dream of building an accounting firm with you at the helm is probably best left unfulfilled.
If a man loves the labour of his trade, apart from any question of success or fame, the gods have called him.
There is no point in starting your own business unless you do it out of a sense of frustration.
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
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