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Don't be ashamed to play safe.

Arnold Palmer

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Arnold Palmer
Age: 87 †
Born: 1929
Born: September 10
Died: 2016
Died: September 25
Aircraft Pilot
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Professional Golfer
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Arnold Daniel Palmer
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I was playing golf in Palm Springs and after a round I asked the waitress in a restaurant to bring me a glass of iced tea and lemonade. A lady sitting nearby heard me and asked the waitress to bring her a Palmer, too. The name caught on and the beverage quickly spread around the country.
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I still enjoy what I do. I haven't been playing much golf and none since I dislocated my shoulder, but I come to the office every day.
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When you play by the rules, defy mental demons, overcome every challenge, and enjoy a walk in the country at the same time - that's being alive.
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When I was in college, I thought about becoming an attorney. But I wasn't smart enough I hate being cooped up indoors and I'm too nice a guy.
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Know how to win by following the rules
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One thing I've learned over time is, if you hit a golf ball into water, it won't float.
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As long as I can stay competitive and have fun doing what I'm doing, I guess I'll keep doing it.
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If you can concentrate on what you're doing and have the desire to do the things you have to do to win, you'll succeed.
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An athlete must have a certain cockiness to succeed and win, but an athlete must also care about the game he or she plays.
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Concentration, Confidence, Competitive urge, Capacity for enjoyment.
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Golf never ceases to be a challenge, even when it really is just you and the ball out there and nobody else.
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I would never felt good if I hadn't experienced losing, because losing is part of your life. And it something that if I could teach people to understand that I think it could help them a lot.
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The whole secret to mastering the game of golf - and this applies to the beginner as well as the pro - is to cultivate a mental approach to the game that will enable you to shrug off the bad days, keep patient and know in your heart that sooner or later you will be back on top.
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I can't afford the luxury of music while I'm flying an airplane. I have to pay attention to what I'm doing.
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Players need to remember they didn't make golf. Golf made them.
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If you're stupid enough to whiff, you should be smart enough to forget it.
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Sam Snead will fly anywhere in my plane with me. Sam's not as worried about the danger as he is about saving money.
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If you are really serious about playing golf and playing good golf, stick to the basic fundamentals. Sure, there's going to be a little change here and a change there, but you don't want to make them. You want to stick to the things that you started with, and you learned, and you know how to apply them.
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Golf is deceptively simple, endlessly complicated. A child can play it well and a grown man can never master it. It is almost a science, yet it is a puzzle with no answer.
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My grandson Sam Saunders has been playing golf since he could hold a club and I spent a lot of time with him over the years. Like my father taught me, I showed him the fundamentals of the game and helped him make adjustments as he and his game matured over the years.
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