Arnold Palmer Quotes
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I can remember back to my early tour days when some fellows didn't think I'd last too long. Nothing physical - they said it was my swing. Some said it was too much of a 'muscle swing' to stand the test of time. One fellow predicted I wouldn't get past 30 out there.
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I am a sentimental guy, and occasionally, that lump in my throat when I speak has stopped my tongue from working.
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I started flying because I had a fear of it early on. I figured if I learned to fly, I would understand better what was happening and started taking lessons in the late 1950's, once I had made some money on tour.
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Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.
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It is not a dreamlike state, but the somehow insulated state, that a great musician achieves in a great performance. He's aware of where he is and what he's doing, but his mind is on the playing of the instrument with an internal sense of rightness.
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I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.
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Everyone I built a course for thinks they have the best golf course in the world and I'm very pleased and proud of that.
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My problem happens to be near-sightedness - inability to see distance. And this is pretty tough on a golfer.
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I'm not much for sitting around and thinking about the past or talking about the past. What does that accomplish? If I can give young people something to think about, like the future, that's a better use of my time.
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I don't think that golf has a place for two sets of rules. I think one of the reasons that the game has progressed in the way that it has over the years is the fact that the amateurs and the pros all play the same game, and they play under the same set of rules.
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The more I practice the luckier I get.
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I probably have a club in my hands 360 days a year, one way or another, playing with friends or just fiddling around or hitting balls.
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I never quit trying. I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.
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Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.
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I find myself getting associated with a lot of younger people in the game. I still enjoy playing with them, and I think they still enjoy playing with me. As long as I can stay competitive and have fun doing what I'm doing, I guess I'll keep doing it.
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I try to deign golf courses that are individual in character and individual in their own standing.
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Concentration, Confidence, Competitive urge, Capacity for enjoyment.
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I used to get tired of drinking iced tea, so I'd ask my wife if we had some lemonade, and I would just dump it right in there.
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Every day I play golf, that's my goal. To break 70 the other way. To shoot 70 or better.
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Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.