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Never let up. The more you can win by, the more doubts you put in the other players' minds the next time out.

Sam Snead

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Sam Snead
Age: 89 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 27
Died: 2002
Died: May 23
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Forget your opponents always play against par.
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I give the ball some sweet talk. I tell it that this isn't going to hurt a bit. I'm a friend and all I'm going to do is give it a nice little ride.
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Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn't give away.
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Nobody asked how you looked, just what you shot.
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Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt.
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Of all the hazards, fear is the worst.
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There are no short hitters on the tour anymore - just long and unbelievably long.
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A bad putter is like a bad apple in a barrel. First, it turns your chipping game sour. Then it begins to eat into your irons and finally it just cleans the head off your driver.
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Over the years I've studied the habits of golfers. I know what to look for. Watch their eyes. Fear shows up when there is an enlargement of the pupils. Big pupils lead to big scores.
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Thinking instead of acting is the number one golf disease.
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The only thing I fear on a golf course is lightning...and Ben Hogan.
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What did I want with prestige? The British Open paid the winner $600 in American money. A man would have to be two hundred years old at that rate to retire from golf.
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I shot a wild elephant in Africa thirty yards from me, and it didn't hit the ground until it was right at my feet. I wasn't a bit scared. But a four foot putt scares me to death.
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I'd say that golf is about 75% mental. If your state of mind gets out of kilter, you're worse off than a tomcat floating on a log.
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