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You have more potential than you think.

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Sam Snead
Age: 89 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 27
Died: 2002
Died: May 23
Golfer
Potential
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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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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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Forget your opponents always play against par.
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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 place that's holier than St. Andrews is Westminster Abbey.
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Golf tip: Lay off for three weeks and then quit for good.
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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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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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But you don't have to go up in the stands and play your foul balls. I do.
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There are no short hitters on the tour anymore - just long and unbelievably long.
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Playing golf is like eating. It's something which has to come naturally.
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Correct one fault at a time. Concentrate on the one fault you want to overcome.
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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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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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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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I was a better player at 50 than I was at 30.
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