When I miss a shot I just think what a beautiful day it is. And what pure fresh air I’m breathing. Then I take a deep breath. I have to do that. That’s what gives me the strength to break the club.
BOB HOPEBing Crosby and I weren’t the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I asked the colonel what type of aircraft it was, and he said, “Don’t worry about it, Bob. . . if you can see it, it’s obsolete.”
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Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.
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I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it’s silly to let the game get to you.
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Rock and roll is catching on all over . . . France . . . England . . . They even have it in Japan, only over there they call it judo.
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I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.
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I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
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He was bare chested and in good trim. I said that just looking at him I knew there would always be an England
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If you think golf is relaxing, you’re not playing it right.
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I was lucky I wasn’t a better boxer, or that’s what I’d be now – a punchy ex-pug.
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I once showed Pat Bradley my swing and said, ‘What do I do next?’ Pat replied, ‘Wait till the pain dies down.’
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England occupies a warm spot in my affections. It was the scene of my greatest performance. I was born there.
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If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play it, it’s recreation. If you work at it, it’s golf.
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I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.
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Milton Hope led the singing of Happy Birthday … He would say, ‘Keep it sweet and short and don’t try to be funny.’
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Celebrities have a way of touching our lives. Perhaps we are influenced by their screen image, or perhaps by their acquired status.
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