When I miss a shot I just think what a beautiful day it is. And what pure fresh air I’m breathing. Then I take a deep breath. I have to do that. That’s what gives me the strength to break the club.
BOB HOPEGolf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.
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Don’t tempt me, I can resist anything but temptation.
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I like to come to Washington, D.C., at least once a year. Why should my tax money travel more than I do?
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There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip.
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By the 9th hole they were engaged and when they finished on 18 they had a foursome.
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When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things – not the great occasions – that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.
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We have 51 golf courses in Palm Springs. He [President Ford] never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot.
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I like to play in the low 70’s. If it gets any hotter than that I’ll stay in the bar!
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Whenever I play with him , I usually try to make it a foursome – the President, myself, a paramedic and a faith healer.
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Baseball is a soap opera that plays out day after day, one that a lot of elderly women watch until the characters and the plot becomes a part of their life.
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He hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150.
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One of the greatest gifts to mankind is laughter, and one of the greatest gifts to laughter is Lucille Ball. God has her now but thanks to television, we’ll have her forever.
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There are many talented English personalities, but unfortunately they were all in Hollywood.
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Tokyo cab drivers are all ex-kamikaze pilots.
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All British castles and old country homes are supposed to be haunted. It’s in the lease.
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