Good golfing temperament falls between taking it with a grin or shrug and throwing a fit. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
But you don't have to go up in the stands and play your foul balls. I do. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
Never let up. The more you can win by, the more doubts you put in the other players' minds the next time… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
You've just one problem. You stand too close to the ball after you've hit it. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
No matter what happens - never give up a hole…In tossing in your cards after a bad beginning you also undermine your… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
The fact that Slammin' Sammy couldn't win the Open made it all the more valuable for the players that did win. Gave… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
I shot a wild elephant in Africa thirty yards from me, and it didn't hit the ground until it was right at… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
I give the ball some sweet talk. I tell it that this isn't going to hurt a bit. I'm a friend and… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
What did I want with prestige? The British Open paid the winner $600 in American money. A man would have to be… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
I've been on some fairways that are as good as the greens we putted on back then. We had crab grass. I… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
There is an old saying: if a man comes home with sand in his cuffs and cockleburs in his pants, don't ask… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
Over the years I've studied the habits of golfers. I know what to look for. Watch their eyes. Fear shows up when… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
First and fore-most, you must have confidence. Your second mental problem is concentration. Think the shot through in advance before you address… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
But, no, I don't feel my career has not been fulfilled because I didn't win the US Open. It's like the guy… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
'You know Bobby, when I was your age I'd drive the ball right over those trees at the corner.' Feeling challenged Mr.… — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
If I had cleared the trees and drove the green, it would've been a great shot. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
The only reason I ever played in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
I've said a thousand times, you can't go into a shop and buy a good golf game. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
There are no short hitters on the tour anymore - just long and unbelievably long. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
The greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
Playing golf is like eating. It's something which has to come naturally. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
To quit between tee and green is more habit-forming than drinking a highball before breakfast. — Sam Snead Copy Share Image
I'd say that golf is about 75% mental. If your state of mind gets out of kilter, you're worse off than a tomcat floating… — Sam Snead Copy Share
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… — Sam Snead Copy Share
When I swing at a golf ball right, my mind is blank and my body is loose as a goose. — Sam Snead Copy Share
'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… — Sam Snead Copy Share
Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt. — Sam Snead Copy Share
The three things I fear most in golf are lightning, Ben Hogan and a downhill putt. — Sam Snead Copy Share
I believe in destiny...what's going to be is going to be. If I'm going to win, I'm going to win...I don't give a damn… — Sam Snead Copy Share
I've been on some fairways that are as good as the greens we putted on back then. We had crab grass. I remember one… — Sam Snead Copy Share
