Gary Player Quotes
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The player who expects a lesson to 'take' without subsequent practice just isn't being honest with himself or fair to his professional.
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The harder you work, the luckier you get.
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As we all know... golf is a puzzle without an answer.
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I've traveled more than any human being who's ever lived.
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We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
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If there's a golf course in heaven, I hope it's like Augusta National. I just don't want an early tee time.
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If you think your hands are more important in your golf swing than your legs, try walking a hole on your hands.
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Golf asks something of a man. It makes one loathe mediocrity. It seems to say, "If you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.
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It's a good idea for future Presidents Cups to have a reserve ready to play. The people want to see the match played as scheduled.
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You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.
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Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I've played the game for 40 years and I still haven't the slightest idea how to play.
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We've obviously got to forget about that and now go on to the best of our ability.
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It was calling for a real good match.
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The harder I practiced, the luckier I got.
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It's a strange game, ... as the Scottish people say.
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An old friend once told me, you don't go fill up your car with gas at night and then park it in the garage.
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I am tired of all these golfers who are happy with second place. The only one who will like you if you come in second place is your wife and your dog. And that is only if you have a good wife and a good dog.
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I'm using exactly the same clubs, other than No. 4. I was brainwashed into believing it would be abnormal with all the changes. But we're hitting the same club Jack Nicklaus did. I remember Jack hitting 5-iron on No. 11. The greens weren't as fast, but the fairways were lousy.
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You guys played hard, ... and it came right down to the last hole, just the way we wanted it to, and your guys did just what you're supposed to do: Three guys birdies the 18th hole to win it.
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It's exactly the same. You wait until the tournament starts. You'll hear the cheers. It will be great.
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I got so strong I felt like a giant.....When I stood on the tee with Arnold and Jack, I was tiny compared to them. But I never believed they were bigger than me. So the mind is so fascinating.
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All they have to do is spend a little bit of money and change the mold (of the ball) and let the ball go back 30 yards. There are no such things as par-5s now really in professional golf, unless they move the tees back.
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I was so brainwashed about how abnormal this was going to be with all the changes. It's not that abnormal. Even if the course is unbelievably tough, look at the beautiful trees and the flowers. It's a paradise.
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The closer you can live to being a vegetarian the better.