You are not playing a human adversary; you a playing a game. You are playing old man par.
BOBBY JONESHe [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.
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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It is nevertheless a game of considerable passion, either of the explosive type, or that which burns inwardly and sears the soul.
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Well, I’m glad we don’t have to play in the shade.
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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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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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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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There isn’t a hole out there [Augusta] that can’t be birdied if you just think. But there isn’t one that can’t be double-bogeyed if you stop thinking.
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It is nothing new or original to say that golf is played one stroke at a time. But it took me many years to realize it.
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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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You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about.
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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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Doesn’t it show us all that we are silly little boys or fatuous asses to think that we can play golf without making a lot of bad shots?
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Some people think they are concentrating when they’re merely worrying.
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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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Nobody ever swung a club too slowly.
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