You are not playing a human adversary; you a playing a game. You are playing old man par.
BOBBY JONESSome people think they are concentrating when they’re merely worrying.
More Bobby Jones Quotes
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Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.
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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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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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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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Some people think they are concentrating when they’re merely worrying.
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Nicklaus plays a kind of golf with which I am not familiar.
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Nobody ever wins the National Open. Somebody loses it.
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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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In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.
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Fight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.
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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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If I needed advice from my caddie, he’d be hitting the shots and I’d be carrying the bag.
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A leading difficulty with the average player is that he totally misunderstands what is meant by concentration. He may think he is concentrating hard when he is merely worrying.
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You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about.
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I never learned anything from a match that I won.
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