You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.
BOBBY JONESI can play the game only one way. I must play every shot for all there is in it. I cannot play safe.
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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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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In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.
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I will tell you privately it’s not going to get better, it’s going to get worse all the time, but don’t fret. Remember, we play the ball where it lies, and now let’s not talk about this, ever again.
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Well, I’m glad we don’t have to play in the shade.
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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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Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.
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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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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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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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Golf is a game that creates emotions that sometimes cannot be sustained with the club still in one’s hand.
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Addressing a golf ball would seem to be a simple matter; that is, to the uninitiated who cannot appreciate that a golf ball can hold more terrors than a spacious auditorium packed with people.
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Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.
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The best exercise for golfers is golfing.
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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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