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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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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 was a better player at 50 than I was at 30.
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In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.
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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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Don't just play your way around the course. Think your way around way around the course.
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There are no short hitters on the tour anymore - just long and unbelievably long.
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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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Playing golf is like eating. It's something which has to come naturally.
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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.
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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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I've been on some fairways that are as good as the greens we putted on back then. We had crab grass. I remember one green where I putted through ants.
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Correct one fault at a time. Concentrate on the one fault you want to overcome.
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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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Good golfing temperament falls between taking it with a grin or shrug and throwing a fit.
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Those who go along get along.
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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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The only place that's holier than St. Andrews is Westminster Abbey.
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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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You have more potential than you think.
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