“I thought marriage was tough. Golf's like going over Niagara Falls in a barrel! It's a psychological game that gets into your blood.” FallGamesBloodToughGolfPsychologicalBarrelsNiagaraNiagara Falls Author:Sylvester Stallone
“Like one's own children, golf has an uncanny way of endearing itself to us while at the same time evoking every weakness of mind and character, no matter how well hidden.” WayMindWellsChildrenMatterCharacterWeaknessGolfUncannyEndearing Book:The Inner Game of Golf Source: The Inner Game of Golf
“Every day I try to tell myself that this is going to be fun today. I try to put myself in a great frame of mind before I go out - then I screw it up with the first shot.” TryingMindFirstsTodayFunShotsGolfScrewsFrame Of Mind Author:Johnny Miller
“If you let it, the Masters will play you instead of you playing it. Augusta National can pamper you right off the bottom of the leader board. Pampered before and after your round, but mentally and emotionally pulverized during them - that's the formula.” IfsPlayLeaderMastersGolfBottomRoundsBoardsFormulasBefore And AfterPamperedAugustaAugusta National Author:Joe Inman
“Golf and women are a lot alike. You know you are not going to wind up with anything but grief, but you can't resist the impulse.” KnowsGriefWindLike YouGolfImpulse Author:Jackie Gleason
“Golf - a young man's vice and an old man's penance.” MenYoungGolfVicesYoung ManOld ManPenance Author:Irvin S. Cobb
“It's easy at times to win golf tournaments and shoot 59, and sometimes it's hard to post an 85.” SometimesHardWinningEasyGolfPostsTournamentsGolf Tournaments Author:David Duval
“The amateur has an infectious, contagious enthusiasm for golf and life.” GolfEnthusiasmContagious Author:Mac O'Grady
“It's very difficult to move yourself up bit by bit. It's like trying to eat an elephant for God's sake. I can do it. It's just I have to have it bite by bite, you know. It's possible. You can eat an elephant, but you have to do it bite by bite. You can't do it all in one go.” KnowsTryingI CanMovingBitsDifficultCan DoGolfSakeBitesElephantsI Can Do It Author:Colin Montgomerie
“I like the thought of playing for money instead of silverware. I never did like to polish.” GolfPolish Author:Patty Sheehan