Memorable Quotes from the Golf Legend

1. Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies. – Bobby Jones

2. The most important shot in golf is the next one. – Ben Hogan

3. Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. – Arnold Palmer

4. Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character. – Arnold Palmer

5. Golf is a game of inches. The most important are the six inches between your ears. – Arnold Palmer

6. Golf is the only game I know of that actually becomes harder the longer you play it. – Jack Nicklaus

7. The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course. – Billy Graham

8. The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done. – Arnold Palmer

9. Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course – the distance between your ears. – Bobby Jones

10. Golf is a puzzle without an answer. – Gary Player

11. Golf is about how well you accept, respond to, and score with your misses much more so than it is a game of your perfect shots. – Dr. Bob Rotella

12. Golf is a matter of confidence. If you think you cannot do it, there is no chance you will. – Henry Cotton

13. It takes hundreds of good golf shots to gain confidence, but only one bad one to lose it. – Jack Nicklaus

14. Golf is a game of patience, but also a game of risk-taking. You have to know when to be aggressive and when to play it safe. – Tiger Woods

15. The most important things in life are good friends and a good round of golf. – Bob Hope

16. Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies. – Bobby Jones

17. Golf is like a love affair, if you don’t take it seriously, it’s no fun; if you do take it seriously, it breaks your heart. – Arnold Daly

18. In golf, as in life, it’s the follow through that makes the difference. – Dr. Seuss

1. So I jump ship in Hong Kong and make my way over to Tibet, and I get on as a looper at a course over in the Himalayas.
2. In the immortal words of Jean-Paul Sartre, ‘Au revoir, gopher’.
3. I’ve sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn’t want to do it, but felt I owed it to them.
4. You know, you should play with the pro tomorrow. I mean it, it’d be good for you.
5. I smell varmint poontang, and the only good varmint poontang is dead varmint poontang, I think.
6. Hey, Lama, hey, how about something, you know, for the effort.
7. I’d keep playing. I don’t think the heavy stuff’s gonna come down for quite awhile.
8. Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion.
9. Don’t sell yourself short Judge, you’re a tremendous slouch.
10. License to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations.
11. Gambling is illegal at Bushwood sir, and I never slice.
12. Be the ball, Danny. Be the ball.
13. I don’t want to sound like a queer or nothin’, but I think De La Salle likes ya.
14. IT’S IN THE HOLE!
15. You’re a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make fourteen dollars the hard way?
16. Don’t be obsessed with your desire for power. Tune in to what is most important.
17. In the words of the late, great Colonel Sanders, ‘I’m too drunk to taste this chicken’.
18. Just be the ball, be the ball, be the ball. whispers You’re not being the ball, Danny.

1. So I jump ship in Hong Kong and make my way over to Tibet, and I get on as a looper at a course over in the Himalayas. – Carl Spackler

2. I’d keep playing. I don’t think the heavy stuff’s gonna come down for quite a while. – Carl Spackler

3. I’ve sentenced myself to a life of golf, but I’m not complaining. – Carl Spackler

4. Golf is a cruel game, but it’s also a beautiful one. – Carl Spackler

5. Some people say golf is boring, but those people haven’t experienced the true joy of a perfect swing. – Carl Spackler

6. The most important shot in golf is the next one. – Carl Spackler

7. I’m not trying to be the best golfer in the world, I just want to be the best golfer I can be. – Carl Spackler

8. Golf is a game of patience and perseverance. And sometimes a little luck. – Carl Spackler

9. In golf, as in life, it’s not about how many times you fall down, it’s about how many times you get back up. – Carl Spackler

10. Golf is a game that teaches you humility, respect, and the value of hard work. – Carl Spackler

11. Life is like golf: you never know what’s coming next, but you just have to keep swinging. – Carl Spackler

12. Golf is a sport for the soul, a way to connect with nature and oneself. – Carl Spackler

13. I may not be the best golfer, but I’m the most passionate. And sometimes, passion is all you need. – Carl Spackler

14. Golf is a game of precision, focus, and determination. It challenges you to be your best self. – Carl Spackler

15. There’s nothing like a good round of golf to clear your mind and rejuvenate your spirit. – Carl Spackler

16. In golf, as in life, you have to learn to deal with the unexpected and adapt to the challenges that come your way. – Carl Spackler

17. The beauty of golf is that it’s a never-ending journey of self-improvement and self-discovery. – Carl Spackler

18. Golf is not just a game, it’s a way of life. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. – Carl Spackler

1. I’d keep playing, I don’t think the heavy stuff’s gonna come down for quite a while.
2. License to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations.
3. So I jump ship in Hong Kong and I make my way over to Tibet, and I get on as a looper at a course over in the Himalayas.
4. In the immortal words of Jean-Paul Sartre, ‘Au revoir, gopher.’
5. When I first arrived, the bushes were this high. I’d take it alone, or I’d take it with Ty Webb. Or, I’d go and caddy for Judge Smails.
6. I worked previously with a guy for about five years and I can’t say that I liked him, but I admire him.
7. I bet you slice into the woods a hundred bucks.
8. Gunga galunga… gunga – gunga lagunga.
9. I’ve sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber.
10. Big hitter, the Lama. Long.
11. I’d request for a judge to go easy on his son. Oh, and he has a fat lip.
12. The crowd is just cheering and they didn’t know that I’d switched to a six iron.
13. International freak show.
14. I kill him.
15. One of my goats had a clover infection.
16. It’s in the hole!
17. Batting practice, it’s important.
18. So we finish the 18th and he’s gonna stiff me, and I say, ‘Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know?’ And he says, ‘Oh, uh, there won’t be any money… but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.’ So I got that going for me, which is nice.