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The only thing I fear on a golf course is lightning...and Ben Hogan.

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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Correct one fault at a time. Concentrate on the one fault you want to overcome.
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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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Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn't give away.
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Of the mental hazards, being scared is the worst. When you get scared, you get tense.
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Of all the hazards, fear is the worst.
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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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When I swing at a golf ball right, my mind is blank and my body is loose as a goose.
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