Beat Stories Quotes by Grantland Rice

“The flame of the inn is dim tonight, Too many vacant chairs. The sun has lost too much of its light, Too many songs…

— Grantland Rice

A wise man makes his own decisions,but an ignorant man follows the public opinion.

— Grantland Rice

One might as well attempt to describe the smoothness of the wind as to paint a clear picture of his complete swing.

— Grantland Rice

Golf is 20 percent mechanics and technique. The other 80 pecent is philosophy, humor, tragedy, romance, melodrama, companionship, camaraderie, cussedness and conversation.

— Grantland Rice

There is no type of miracle that can't happen at least once in golf.

— Grantland Rice

“It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.”

— Grantland Rice

Eighteen holes of match play will teach you more about your foe than nineteen years of dealing with him across the desk.

— Grantland Rice

All wars are planned by old men in council rooms apart.

— Grantland Rice

Like life, golf can be humbling. However, little good comes from brooding about mistakes we've made. The next shot, in golf or in life,…

— Grantland Rice

I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning.

— Grantland Rice

There are three types of golf: golf, tournament golf and Major championship golf.

— Grantland Rice

Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body -…

— Grantland Rice