“First and fore-most, you must have confidence. Your second mental problem is concentration. Think the shot through in advance before you address the ball. Draw a mental image of where you want it to go and then eliminate everything else from your mind, except how you are going to get the ball into that preferred spot.” ThinkingWantMindFirstsProblemDrawsShotsBallsGolfSpotsAddressesConcentrationHave Confidence Author:Sam Snead
“I believe in destiny...what's going to be is going to be. If I'm going to win, I'm going to win...I don't give a damn what the other guy shoots. I'm going to win if it's my turn.” IfsGivingBelieveGuyTurnsWinningI BelieveDestinyGolfI Believe InDamnOther GuysDon't Give A DamnI Don't Give A Damn Author:Sam Snead
“Golf tip: Lay off for three weeks and then quit for good.” ThreeWeekLaysGolfQuittingFunny Golf Author:Sam Snead
“The only reason I ever played in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.” FirstsReasonGolfFishesFishingHuntersHunts Author:Sam Snead
“'You know Bobby, when I was your age I'd drive the ball right over those trees at the corner.' Feeling challenged Mr. Cole hit a big driver right into those big trees. Snead then said 'Of course, when I was your age, those trees were only 10 feet high.'” KnowsSaidFeelingsBigsAgeCoursesTreeFeetBallsGolfCornersDrivers Author:Sam Snead
“To be consistently effective, you must put a certain distance between yourself and what happens to you on the golf course. This is not indifference, it's detachment.” HappensCertainCoursesSportsDistanceGolfIndifferenceConsistentlyDetachmentGolf CourseLong DistanceDistance Relationship Author:Sam Snead
“Of the mental hazards, being scared is the worst. When you get scared, you get tense.” WorstScaredAnticipationTenseHazardsBeing Scared Author:Sam Snead
“Most people who play golf have one big trouble: they think too much. To get any real mileage out of this game you've got to sit on your imagination.” PeopleThinkingRealPlayBigsGamesImaginationToo MuchTroubleGolfMileage Author:Sam Snead
“I'd say that golf is about 75% mental. If your state of mind gets out of kilter, you're worse off than a tomcat floating on a log.” IfsMindStatesGolfState Of MindFloating Author:Sam Snead
“I give the ball some sweet talk. I tell it that this isn't going to hurt a bit. I'm a friend and all I'm going to do is give it a nice little ride.” GivingLittlesBitsHurtNiceSweetBallsGolfSweet Talk Author:Sam Snead
