1. “Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game’s two ultimately adversaries: the course and yourself.”
2. “I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.”
3. “I always practice as I intend to play.”
4. “The older you get the stronger the wind gets and it’s always in your face.”
5. “This is a game. that’s all it is. It’s not a war.”
6. “Golf is a better game played downhill.”
7. “I don’t care how old your children get, you’re always a dad.”
8. “There are always new places to go fishing. for any fisherman, there’s always a new place, always a new horizon.”
9. “I’m deadly serious even when I play tennis against my kids. i want to beat their brains out.”
10. “Golf was my vehicle to competition and I can’t play if I can’t compete.”
11. “Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.”
12. “My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal ha been my greatest asset.”
13. “Talent isn’t as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.”
14. “Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules.”
15. “There is no room in your mind for negative thoughts.”
16. “Temper is the one thing you can’t get rid of by losing it.”
17. “Focus on remedies, not faults.”
18. “It’s difficult to excel at something you don’t truly enjoy.”
19. “Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.”
20. “Golf is not, and never has been, a fair game.”
21. “Complacency is a continuous struggle that we all have to fight.”
22. “If there is one thing golf demands above all else, it is honesty.”
23. “I don’t believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals.”
24. “Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.”
25. “The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.”
26. “A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.”
27. “The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.”
28. “A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave.”
29. “Crises is apart of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn’t make any difference what the crisis is.”
30. “Don’t be too proud to take lessons. I’m not.”
