Gary Player Quotes
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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 a marriage. If I had to choose between my wife and my putter, well, I'd miss her.
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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.
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Everyone wants to be known as a great striker of the ball for some reason. Nobody wants to be called a lucky, one-putting s.o.b.
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When you play the game for fun, it's fun. When you play it for a living, it's a game of sorrows.
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A strong mind is one of the key components that separates the great from the good.
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It's a strange game, ... Today you shoot 66. Tomorrow you shoot 73. It changes within hours.
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There is so much about him to admire. At 30, Tiger is unquestionably golf's best athlete. Nobody is as mentally tough. He dresses beautifully. What a smile. Incredible all-around talent. Abundant with class. Superb role model.
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I'd never seen rain like that, ... It was just pouring. I'll never forget it: As they would squeegee the green, you would put your ball down and putt it.
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Simply by making the effort to start something, you will be miles ahead of almost everyone else.
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They've got to do it -- there's not even a debate, ... There must be a premium on driving.
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That putt Chris made, I take my hat off to him, ... What a day's golf.
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The more I work and practice, the luckier I seem to get.
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Everything just sort of lived, as they say, into place.
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I was grinding like I was winning the tournament.
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I understand. He has got to do it for his knee. He has to get it right. He said he has never been so bored. Having to sit in one place when he has been so active is driving him nuts.
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When you've got two guys 1-up with two to play, you automatically think, 'we've got it', especially after they'd battled their hearts out to get back in those matches.
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To succeed in life one must have determination and must be prepared to suffer during the process. If one isn't prepared to suffer during adversities, I don't really see how he can be successful.
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I always said that if they have a golf course like this in heaven, I want to be the head pro.
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First, educate yourself about what a vegan diet entails and why it is beneficial to your health. You need to understand and embrace the philosophy or you will not be able to make such a drastic dietary change. Secondly, make the change over time. Don't try and "go cold turkey"; you will shock your system and you will develop cravings that you may not be able to fight off. If you take your time and let your body adjust you will be eating a completely different diet before you realize it.
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If you can get ahead, it's definitely a psychological advantage.
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I'm 70, I hit a drive 280 yards the other day. I never hit a ball 280 in my life. I don't know where we're going. They're going to hit balls over 400 yards. We are only 20 or 30 years out.
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Our guys played well, they just played better.
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My goal was to break 80. When you get to 70, if I can break 80, I consider that a victory.