A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

Every day that you don't practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness

The most important shot in golf is the next one.

Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.

The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.

If you can't outplay them, outwork them.

Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it

Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.

There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.

If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

There is nothing to lose in this life. The only loss is death.

Kids will ask us 'How do you become famous?' It's the wrong question. Focus on the craft, not on the fame.

Golf is the crack of sports. If you hit five good shots, you know you can hit six good shots. The next time you hit six good shots, you know you can hit seven.

However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not you; they are outside of you.

Shut out from the world with its blare and glare, life in an institution moves softly. The ears become attuned to gentle notes and a subdued tone.

English? Who needs that? I'm never going to England.

Getting down to the nitty-gritty, most people are motivated by unconscious motives most of the time.

Cast off the burden of sin and you will find within you the upward path that will make your ascent possible.