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Famous Sam Snead Quotes
“When I swing at a golf ball right, my mind is blank and my body is loose as a goose.”
“Good golfing temperament falls between taking it with a grin or shrug and throwing a fit.”
“The only place that's holier than St. Andrews is Westminster Abbey.”
“In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.”
“The only thing I fear on a golf course is lightning...and Ben Hogan.”
“If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death.”
“These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow.”
“I've said a thousand times, you can't go into a shop and buy a good golf game.”
“There are no short hitters on the tour anymore - just long and unbelievably long.”
“Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt.”
“The three things I fear most in golf are lightning, Ben Hogan and a downhill putt.”
“Playing golf is like eating. It's something which has to come naturally.”
“Thinking instead of acting is the number one golf disease.”
“If I could have shot 69 in the last round every time, I would have won nine U.S. Opens. Nine!”
“When I ask you what club to use, look the other way and don't answer.”
“You've just one problem. You stand too close to the ball after you've hit it.”
“To quit between tee and green is more habit-forming than drinking a highball before breakfast.”
“Golf got complicated when I had to wear shoes and begin thinking about what I was doing.”
“If I had cleared the trees and drove the green, it would've been a great shot.”
“But you don't have to go up in the stands and play your foul balls. I do.”
“The only reason I ever played in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.”
“The fairways were so narrow you had to walk down them single file.”