You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.
BOBBY JONESI think that (Alister) MacKenzie and I managed to work as a completely sympathetic team. Of course there was never any question that he was the architect and I was the advisor and consultant.
More Bobby Jones Quotes
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I can play the game only one way. I must play every shot for all there is in it. I cannot play safe.
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It is nothing new or original to say that golf is played one stroke at a time. But it took me many years to realize it.
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Well, I’m glad we don’t have to play in the shade.
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The best exercise for golfers is golfing.
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I think that (Alister) MacKenzie and I managed to work as a completely sympathetic team. Of course there was never any question that he was the architect and I was the advisor and consultant.
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The ‘enemy’ in golf is tension.
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You are not playing a human adversary; you a playing a game. You are playing old man par.
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Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course… the space between your ears.
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No-one will ever have golf under his thumb. No round ever will be so good it could not have been better. Perhaps this is why golf is the greatest of games.
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Golf is a game that creates emotions that sometimes cannot be sustained with the club still in one’s hand.
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In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.
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Golf is said to be an humbling game, but it is surprising how many people are either not aware of their weaknesses of else reckless of consequences.
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Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.
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Addressing a golf ball would seem to be a simple matter; that is, to the uninitiated who cannot appreciate that a golf ball can hold more terrors than a spacious auditorium packed with people.
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Fight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.
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