Quotes about Golf

I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more.

May thy ball lie in green pastures... and not in still waters.

Prayer never works for me on the golf course. That may have something to do with my being a terrible putter.

I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.

My body is here, but my mind has already teed off.

It's considered good sportsmanship not to pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

The book talked about how after people play a round of golf they usually don't think about all the bad shots they made but rather always remember and focus on the one great shot they had that day. The thought and feeling they get when thinking about this shot makes them want to play again and again; this is why so many people get addicted to golf.

It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

I played golf with my friends, and then I started to play with the hustlers. And I learned a lot. I learned about golf; I learned about gambling. I learned about everything.

My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn't much, so to get $300 more per year, I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn't even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments.