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In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

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Sam Snead
Age: 89 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 27
Died: 2002
Died: May 23
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Just have a Coke or something and watch the boys go past.
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'You know Bobby, when I was your age I'd drive the ball right over those trees at the corner.' Feeling challenged Mr. Cole hit a big driver right into those big trees. Snead then said 'Of course, when I was your age, those trees were only 10 feet high.'
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To quit between tee and green is more habit-forming than drinking a highball before breakfast.
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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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Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn't give away.
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There is an old saying: if a man comes home with sand in his cuffs and cockleburs in his pants, don't ask him what he shot.
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Golf tip: Lay off for three weeks and then quit for good.
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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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The only thing I fear on a golf course is lightning...and Ben Hogan.
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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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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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That little white ball is always staring back at you, daring you to make a mistake.
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If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death.
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Forget your opponents always play against par.
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Correct one fault at a time. Concentrate on the one fault you want to overcome.
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Good golfing temperament falls between taking it with a grin or shrug and throwing a fit.
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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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Practice puts brains in your muscles.
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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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Thinking instead of acting is the number one golf disease.
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