Jackie Corley - Favorite Golf Quotations: Wisdom & Inspiration from Legends of the Greatest Game Ever

ARNOLD PALMER No one remembers who came in second. WALTER HAGEN A lot of guys who have never choked have never been in the position to do so. TOM WATSON Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure. BYRON NELSON Theres no sense in going to a tournament if you dont believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change.

TIGER WOODS Concentrate, play your game, and dont be afraid to win. AMY ALCOTT Golf is a difficult game, but its a little easier if you trust your instincts. Its too hard a game to try and play like someone else. NANCY LOPEZ The difference between ordinary players and champions is the way they think. PATTY BERG There is a difference between playing well and hitting the ball well. Hitting the ball well is about thirty percent of it.

The rest is being comfortable with the different situations on the course. MICKEY WRIGHT The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball. BEN HOGAN Your longest drives will come when you feel youre swinging at 75 percent. ERNIE ELS Play every shot so that your next one will be the easiest one you can give yourself. BILLY CASPER I have been fortunate to have my game peak at the right times. TIGER WOODS Make the hard ones look easy and the easy ones look hard.

WALTER HAGEN Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf. BEN HOGAN When its breezy, hit it easy. DAVIS LOVE, JR. Looking up is the biggest alibi ever invented to explain a terrible shot. By the time you look up, youve already made the mistake. HARVEY PENICK You dont have the game you played last year or last week.

You only have todays game. It may be far from your best, but thats all youve got. Harden your heart and make the best of it. WALTER HAGEN Swing easy and hit hard. JULIUS BOROS This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.

BEN HOGAN A great shot is when you pull it off. A smart shot is when you dont have the guts to try it. PHIL MICKELSON No good player ever swings as hard as he can. Power is a matter of timing, not overpowering the ball. ARNOLD PALMER Many shots are spoiled at the last instant by efforts to add a few more yards. BOBBY JONES A good golfer has the determination to win and the patience to wait for breaks.

GARY PLAYER Find a man with both feet firmly on the ground and youve found a man about to make a difficult putt. FLETCHER KNEBEL In golf, close is like the north and south rim of the Grand Canyon. JOHNNY MILLER Be decisive. A wrong decision is generally less disastrous than indecision. BERNHARD LANGER The first step in building a solid, dependable attitude is to be realistic, not only about your inherent capabilities, but also about how well you are playing to those capabilities on any given day. BYRON NELSON