Fight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.
BOBBY JONESIf I had ever been set down in any one place and told I was to play there, and nowhere else, for the rest of my life, I should have chosen the Old Course at St. Andrews.
More Bobby Jones Quotes
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He [the golfer] must have the courage to keep trying in the face of ill luck or disappointment, and timidity to appreciate and appraise the dangers of each stroke, and to curb the desire to take chances beyond reasonable hope of success.
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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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The difference between a sand trap and water hazard is the difference between a car crash and an airplane crash. You have a chance of recovering from a car crash.
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The best exercise for golfers is golfing.
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A leading difficulty with the average player is that he totally misunderstands what is meant by concentration. He may think he is concentrating hard when he is merely worrying.
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Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.
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In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.
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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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Well, I’m glad we don’t have to play in the shade.
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If I needed advice from my caddie, he’d be hitting the shots and I’d be carrying the bag.
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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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Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.
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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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As I see it, the thing that hurt my putting most when it was bad, was thinking too much about how I was making the stroke and not enough about getting the ball in the hole.
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Golf is the one game I know which becomes more and more difficult the longer one plays it.
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