P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
Confidence, of course is an admirable asset to a golfer, but it should be an unspoken confidence. It is perilous to put it into speech. The gods of golf lie in wait to chasten the presumptious.
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If ballots won't work, bullets will.
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Have confidence in your ability to do it right, and work hard to do the best possible job.
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We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.
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Confidence, of course is an admirable asset to a golfer, but it should be an unspoken confidence. It is perilous to put it into speech. The gods of golf lie in wait to chasten the presumptious.
