The best exercise for golfers is golfing.
BOBBY JONESThe best exercise for golfers is golfing.
More Bobby Jones Quotes
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On the golf course, a man may be the dogged victim of inexorable fate, be struck down by an appalling stroke of tragedy, become the hero of unbelievable melodrama, or the clown in a side-splitting comedy.
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Fight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.
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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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If ever I needed an eight foot putt, and everything I owned depended on it, I would want Arnold Palmer to putt for me.
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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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Nobody ever swung a club too slowly.
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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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In order to win, you must play your best golf when you need it most, and play your sloppy stuff when you can afford it. I shall not attempt to explain how you achieve this happy timing.
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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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Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies.
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I never learned anything from a match that I won.
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You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.
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Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.
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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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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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