Gary Player Quotes
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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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Being up one point is irrelevant. It's like a mile race and you're 50 yards ahead. There's such a long way to go.
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The more I practise, the luckier I become.
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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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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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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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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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The pressure gets worse the older you get. The hole starts to look the size of a Bayer aspirin.
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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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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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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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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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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 anybody in the world can play two guys, it's Tiger.
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Arnie played 50 years and quit, so maybe I'll play 51 and hang it up.
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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 you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.
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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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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 is absolutely nothing humorous at the Masters. Here, small dogs do not bark and babies do not cry.
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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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Any time you have two Presidents Cups in a row and you go to the 18th green, I mean, golf is the winner.
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It's like a mile race and you're 50 yards ahead. This is as close as it can be without being a tie.