“Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.”

When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.

Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.

I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play

I have always felt and said that a man who can be a champion in one era could be a champion in any other era because he has what it takes to reach the top.

There’s no set time or schedule for developing one’s skills as a professional golfer, and it certainly doesn’t come overnight. It’s a muscle-memory exercise that comes over time.

When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.

You wouldn’t have had to call a penalty on me, I would’ve called I on myself’. 9. “I’m the sole judge of my standards”. 10. “I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me like it bothers some people. You can outwork the best player in the world.

The average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing

Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!

If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.

Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.

If a man can shoot 10 birdies, there’s no reason why he can’t shoot 18. Why can’t you birdie every hole on the course?

If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.

I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.

There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.

I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.

Never beat yourself up, because there are plenty of people that will do it for you.

I didn’t have many ups and downs, and I just tried to par every hole.

I think the hardest part about Golf is being committed to your wife.

Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.

Golf is something I do selfishly for myself.

One of the things that my parents have taught me is never listen to other people’s expectations. You should live your own life and live up to your own expectations, and those are the only things I really care about it.

I treat golf as a sport. I let other people treat it like a hobby.

In order to hit a good golf shot at that moment in time when you’re standing over the ball, you must believe that golf shot is the most important things in your life.