“There are no shortcuts to good golf. The better players realize this.”

All of my life I have always had the urge to do things better than anybody else.

As your golf improves, your concentration will improve with it.

I just hitch up my girdle and let ‘er fly.

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.

It’s even harder to stay at the top in sports than it is to get there.

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

Don’t worry. Just leave everything in the hands of God.

The more you practice, the better. But in any case, practice more than you play.

You know when there’s a star, like in show business, the star has her name in lights on the marquee! Right? And the star gets themoney because the people come to see the star, right? Well, I’m the star, and all of you are in the chorus.

The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.

I can beat any two players in this tournament by myself. If I need any help, I’ll let you know.

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.

The Babe is here. Who’s coming in second?

I couldn’t hit an elephant’s ass with a bull fiddle.

Study the rules so that you won’t beat yourself by not knowing something.

I came out to beat everybody in sight, and that’s just what I’m going to do.

I can play the game only one way. I must play every shot for all there is in it. I cannot play safe.

Golf is my real profession. Entertainment is just a sideline. I tell jokes to pay my greens fees.

Drugs are very much a part of professional sports today, but when you think about it, golf is the only sport where the players aren’t penalized for being on grass.

Arnold Palmer is the biggest crowd pleaser since the invention of the portable sanitary facility.

Golf’s really fun in Japan because of the women caddies. … I saw one guy start out playing alone with his caddie.

Rhythm and timing are the two things which we all must have, yet no one knows how to teach either.

Cypress Point is such a beautiful place, but it’s also very exclusive. They had a very successful membership drive last month. They drove out forty members.

I don’t care about that. The Green Coat is enough for me.