Byron Nelson Quotes
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My God, he looks like he's beating a chicken.
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One way to break up any kind of tension is good deep breathing.
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The first step in building a solid, dependable attitude is to be realistic, not only about your inherent capabilities, but also about how well you are playing to those capabilities on any given day.
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Winners are different. They're a different breed of cat.
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Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure.
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Arnold Palmer has what I call an 'Eisenhower smile'. Those two men, they'd smile and their whole faces would look so pleasant; it was like they were smiling all over.
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In my day we simply didn't believe that it was possible to play as well as these young fellows do. We thought that strength denied touch and that you could not consistently hit the ball both long and straight. It's been proven that you can.
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Golf is a lot like life. When you make a decision, stick with it.
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The only thing you should force in a golf swing is the club back in the bag.
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No golfer ever gets so consistently good that he can't use some constructive advice. No matter how many trophies he may win, he can't analyze and remedy his own faults.
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Putting affects the nerves more than anything. I would actually get nauseated over three-footers.
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Golf is a percentage game, and I play the percentages.
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I played the British Open in 1937. It took a week to get there and a week to get home. I was the low American; finished fourth or fifth. And what it came down to was, I lost a good part of my summer, won $185, and spent $1,000 on boat fare alone.
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To control your nerves, you must have a positive thought in your mind.