Appraise Quotes by Bobby Jones

Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.

— Bobby Jones

Many shots are spoiled at the last instant by efforts to add a few more yards.

— Bobby Jones

Jack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I'm not even familiar with.

— Bobby Jones

Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.

— Bobby Jones

Golf is the only game I know of that actually becomes harder the longer you play it.

— Bobby Jones

Addressing a golf ball would seem to be a simple matter; that is, to the uninitiated who cannot appreciate that a golf ball can…

— Bobby Jones

Fight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.

— Bobby Jones

I never learned anything from a match that I won.

— Bobby Jones

Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.

— Bobby Jones

The rewards of golf, and of life too I expect, are worth very little if you don't play the game by the etiquette as…

— Bobby Jones

Nobody ever swung a club too slowly.

— Bobby Jones

Nobody ever wins the National Open. Somebody loses it.

— Bobby Jones

You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.

— Bobby Jones

In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.

— Bobby Jones

In order to win, you must play your best golf when you need it most, and play your sloppy stuff when you can afford…

— Bobby Jones