Bobby Jones on Golf
A source page for quotes linked to Bobby Jones.
“Jack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I'm not even familiar with.”
“In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.”
“Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.”
“Fight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.”
“Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course... the space between your ears.”
“Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.”
“Golf is the only game I know of that actually becomes harder the longer you play it.”
“You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about.”
“Too much ambition is a bad thing to have in a bunker.”
“Many shots are spoiled at the last instant by efforts to add a few more yards.”
“If I needed advice from my caddie, he'd be hitting the shots and I'd be carrying the bag.”
“Rhythm and timing are the two things which we all must have, yet no one knows how to teach either.”
“Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.”
“You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.”