It’s not just enough to swing at the ball. You’ve got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.
BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIASSome of us are fortunate enough to play championship golf, but this isn’t essential in the enjoyment of the game.
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The more you practice, the better. But in any case, practice more than you play.
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I don’t seem able to do my best unless I’m behind or in trouble.
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Don’t worry. Just leave everything in the hands of God.
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Golf is a game of coordination, rhythm, and grace; women have these to a high degree.
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I don’t see any point in playing the game if you don’t win, do you?
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I came out to beat everybody in sight, and that’s just what I’m going to do.
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Good golf is easier to play-and far more pleasant-than bad golf.
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If you win through bad sportsmanship that’s no real victory.
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It’s even harder to stay at the top in sports than it is to get there.
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Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.
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Some of us are fortunate enough to play championship golf, but this isn’t essential in the enjoyment of the game.
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Winning has always meant much to me, but winning friends has meant the most.
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The mediocre golfer generally is one who is too lazy to play better.
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I played many sports, but when that golf bug hit me, it was permanent.
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The biggest weakness with my game is that I have fun with the galleries. I just love a gallery.
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You can’t win them all but you can try.
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Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.
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I expect to play golf until I am 90-even longer if anybody figures out a way to swing a club from a rocking chair.
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My philosophy? Practice, practice, practice and win.
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There are times when a golfer is tempted to throw her clubs away and forget the whole ‘humblin’ business.’ At other times, she wouldn’t trade places with a queen-that’s when the shots are long and true, and putts are dropping.
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I just hitch up my girdle and let ‘er fly.
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I couldn’t hit an elephant’s ass with a bull fiddle.
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Practice, which some regard as a chore, should be approached as just about the most pleasant recreation ever devised.
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All of my life I have always had the urge to do things better than anybody else.
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There are no shortcuts to good golf. The better players realize this.
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The Babe is here. Who’s coming in second?
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