I never learned anything from a match that I won.
BOBBY JONESYou might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.
More Bobby Jones Quotes
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Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies.
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Fight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.
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The best exercise for golfers is golfing.
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I have never felt so lonely as on a golf course in the midst of a championship with thousands of people around, especially when things began to go wrong and the crowds started wandering away.
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In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.
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Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.
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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 toughest opponent of all is Old Man Par. He’s a patient soul who never shoots a birdie and never incurs a bogey. And if you would travel the long road with him, you must be patient, too.
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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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Too much ambition is a bad thing to have in a bunker.
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Jack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I’m not even familiar with.
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You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.
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If ever I needed an eight foot putt, and everything I owned depended on it, I would want Arnold Palmer to putt for me.
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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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Well, I’m glad we don’t have to play in the shade.
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