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I believe in destiny...what's going to be is going to be. If I'm going to win, I'm going to win...I don't give a damn what the other guy shoots. I'm going to win if it's my turn.

Sam Snead

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Sam Snead
Age: 89 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 27
Died: 2002
Died: May 23
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To be consistently effective, you must put a certain distance between yourself and what happens to you on the golf course. This is not indifference, it's detachment.
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Practice puts brains in your muscles.
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If I had cleared the trees and drove the green, it would've been a great shot.
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But you don't have to go up in the stands and play your foul balls. I do.
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First and fore-most, you must have confidence. Your second mental problem is concentration. Think the shot through in advance before you address the ball. Draw a mental image of where you want it to go and then eliminate everything else from your mind, except how you are going to get the ball into that preferred spot.
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Just have a Coke or something and watch the boys go past.
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In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.
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The only place that's holier than St. Andrews is Westminster Abbey.
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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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Golf tip: Lay off for three weeks and then quit for good.
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Of all the hazards, fear is the worst.
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Correct one fault at a time. Concentrate on the one fault you want to overcome.
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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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No matter what happens - never give up a hole....In tossing in your cards after a bad beginning you also undermine your whole game, because to quit between tee and green is more habit-forming than drinking a highball before breakfast.
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There are no short hitters on the tour anymore - just long and unbelievably long.
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I've said a thousand times, you can't go into a shop and buy a good golf game.
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You've just one problem. You stand too close to the ball after you've hit it.
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That little white ball is always staring back at you, daring you to make a mistake.
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I was a better player at 50 than I was at 30.
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