Gary Player Quotes
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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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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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A strong mind is one of the key components that separates the great from the good.
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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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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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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 was grinding like I was winning the tournament.
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When a rules man gives you a ruling, that’s it. Amen.
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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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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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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 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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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 you can get ahead, it's definitely a psychological advantage.
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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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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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But golf being an international game and everybody loving the game the way they do, if you want to spread the game of golf, it's good that you have great competition.
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If anybody in the world can play two guys, it's Tiger.
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I try to work with God as a partner.
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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.
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Enjoy the game. Happy golf is good golf.
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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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Everything just sort of lived, as they say, into place.