Gary Player Quotes
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We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
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I think that if people would be willing to grow some of their own food or eat locally grown organic foods on a regular basis we could significantly decrease the amount of harmful chemicals we pump into our soil every day.
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Each shot is important.
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Golf is a puzzle without an answer.
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A strong mind is one of the key components that separates the great from the good.
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I always said that if they have a golf course like this in heaven, I want to be the head pro.
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The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, There's a star. The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, I said, Superstar. I feel the same way about Tiger Woods.
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When travelling, I make a point of eating a proper diet no matter where I am in the world. It is getting much easier to eat a vegetarian or vegan based diet.
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But golf being an international game and everybody loving the game the way they do, if you want to spread the game of golf, it's good that you have great competition.
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Simply by making the effort to start something, you will be miles ahead of almost everyone else.
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Enjoy the game. Happy golf is good golf.
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The more I practise, the luckier I become
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I got so strong I felt like a giant.....When I stood on the tee with Arnold and Jack, I was tiny compared to them. But I never believed they were bigger than me. So the mind is so fascinating.
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I am tired of all these golfers who are happy with second place. The only one who will like you if you come in second place is your wife and your dog. And that is only if you have a good wife and a good dog.
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The player who expects a lesson to 'take' without subsequent practice just isn't being honest with himself or fair to his professional.
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If you think your hands are more important in your golf swing than your legs, try walking a hole on your hands.
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When a rules man gives you a ruling, that’s it. Amen.
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The pressure gets worse the older you get. The hole starts to look the size of a Bayer aspirin.
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Golf asks something of a man. It makes one loathe mediocrity. It seems to say, "If you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.
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Perhaps the most important thing I can tell you about equipment is to experiment and keep an open mind.
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It's a marriage. If I had to choose between my wife and my putter, well, I'd miss her.
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That loss was to breed an independence, a toughness of spirit, and an awareness of adversity and discipline that have never left me,.
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The harder I practiced, the luckier I got.
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You can always speak with great authority on how well you played today, but never on how you'll play tomorrow.
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There are many people who enjoy animal based foods and who have no interest in changing the way they eat. And as you correctly pointed out, animal products are an integral part of some ethnic groups and societies and it would be nearly impossible for them to change thousands of years of traditional eating habits.
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The harder you work, the luckier you get.
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The ideal build for a golfer would be strong hands, big forearms, thin neck, big thighs and a flat chest. He'd look like Popeye.
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I've traveled more than any human being who's ever lived.
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I wish I could put a patent on that thing. That was so straight I had to lean over sideways to see the flag!
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Everyone wants to be known as a great striker of the ball for some reason. Nobody wants to be called a lucky, one-putting s.o.b.
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