Gary Player Quotes
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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.
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I've studied golf for almost 50 years now and know a hell of a lot about nothing.
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If Ernie Els were on our team, I think we'd have a better team than the European Ryder Cup team, ... Not to say if we played them we would beat them ? I think we would. But it's a stronger team.
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I thought when I get to 70, I would be sitting on the ranch and doing less, and I'm doing more. I would say, with all things equal, five more years.
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When travelling, I make a point of eating a proper diet no matter where I am in the world. It is getting much easier to eat a vegetarian or vegan based diet.
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I wish I could put a patent on that thing. That was so straight I had to lean over sideways to see the flag!
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It's very long for me. I'm driving it into the face of every hill out there (and) had to hit a wood into every (par-4) hole.
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Ernie is as tough as can be, and I think his performance in the last two majors left him highly motivated. I wouldn't be surprised if he won at St. Andrews.
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The ideal build for a golfer would be strong hands, big forearms, thin neck, big thighs and a flat chest. He'd look like Popeye.
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That loss was to breed an independence, a toughness of spirit, and an awareness of adversity and discipline that have never left me,.
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The pressure gets worse the older you get. The hole starts to look the size of a Bayer aspirin.
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I just hate to see what's happening today with golf clubs that I consider to be illegal, ... I'd stop the grooves being so deep (on the ball), and I'd stop the trampoline effect in the wood.
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I don't have any hesitation saying I've traveled more miles than any human being who ever lived. I've been doing it for 60 years.
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I rarely eat red meat and only occasionally eat fish. Plant based foods are my main source of nutrition along with nuts, fruits, brown breads and grains.
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Arnie played 50 years and quit, so maybe I'll play 51 and hang it up.
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If there's one man in the world who could play two men, it would be Tiger. In my mind, Furyk is going to play.
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There are many people who enjoy animal based foods and who have no interest in changing the way they eat. And as you correctly pointed out, animal products are an integral part of some ethnic groups and societies and it would be nearly impossible for them to change thousands of years of traditional eating habits.
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If anybody in the world can play two guys, it's Tiger.
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The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, There's a star. The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, I said, Superstar. I feel the same way about Tiger Woods.
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If you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.
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It doesn't matter what happened in the past or what happens in the present, when we tee up tomorrow, it's a new day. It's a brand new game.
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When a rules man gives you a ruling, that’s it. Amen.
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It's a marriage. If I had to choose between my wife and my putter, well, I'd miss her.