---
title: "1 Play Shot Quotes By Bobby Jones"
description: "1 Play Shot quotes by Bobby Jones. Plus more from Bobby Jones and more Play Shot sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/bobby-jones-10373_football_i-can-play-the-game-only-one-way-i-must_845488.png"
---

> [I can play the game only one way. I must play every shot for all there is in it. I cannot play safe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/i-can-play-the-game-only-one-way-i-must-play-every-shot-for-all-there/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/bobby-jones-10373_football_i-can-play-the-game-only-one-way-i-must_845488.png)

## More by Bobby Jones

> [Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/some-emotions-cannot-be-endured-with-a-golf-club-in-your-hands/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [Many shots are spoiled at the last instant by efforts to add a few more yards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/many-shots-are-spoiled-at-the-last-instant-by-efforts-to-add-a-few/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [Jack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I'm not even familiar with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/jack-nicklaus-is-playing-an-entirely-different-game-and-one-which-i-m/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/some-people-think-they-are-concentrating-when-they-re-merely-worrying/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [Golf is the only game I know of that actually becomes harder the longer you play it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/golf-is-the-only-game-i-know-of-that-actually-becomes-harder-the/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/addressing-a-golf-ball-would-seem-to-be-a-simple-matter-that-is-to/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [Fight tautness whenever it occurs; strive for relaxed muscles throughout.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/fight-tautness-whenever-it-occurs-strive-for-relaxed-muscles/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [I never learned anything from a match that I won.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/i-never-learned-anything-from-a-match-that-i-won/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [Golf is like eating peanuts. You can play too much or play too little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/golf-is-like-eating-peanuts-you-can-play-too-much-or-play-too-little/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/the-rewards-of-golf-and-of-life-too-i-expect-are-worth-very-little-if/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [Nobody ever swung a club too slowly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/nobody-ever-swung-a-club-too-slowly/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [Nobody ever wins the National Open. Somebody loses it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/nobody-ever-wins-the-national-open-somebody-loses-it/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/you-might-as-well-praise-a-man-for-not-robbing-a-bank-as-to-praise/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

> [In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/in-golf-the-customs-and-etiquette-and-decorum-are-as-important-as-the/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/in-order-to-win-you-must-play-your-best-golf-when-you-need-it-most/)

[Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-shot/bobby-jones/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Play Shot Quotes By Bobby Jones",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I can play the game only one way. I must play every shot for all there is in it. I cannot play safe.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Bobby Jones"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/i-can-play-the-game-only-one-way-i-must-play-every-shot-for-all-there/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/bobby-jones-10373_football_i-can-play-the-game-only-one-way-i-must_845488.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/bobby-jones-10373_football_i-can-play-the-game-only-one-way-i-must_845488.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/bobby-jones-10373_football_i-can-play-the-game-only-one-way-i-must_845488.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I can play the game only one way. I must play every shot for all there is in it. I cannot play safe.” — Bobby Jones",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-shot/bobby-jones/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-shot/bobby-jones/",
            "name": "Play Shot Quotes by Bobby Jones",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-shot/bobby-jones/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/bobby-jones-10373_football_i-can-play-the-game-only-one-way-i-must_845488.png"
            },
            "description": "1 Play Shot quotes by Bobby Jones. Plus more from Bobby Jones and more Play Shot sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-shot/bobby-jones/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-shot/bobby-jones/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Play Shot",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-shot/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Bobby Jones",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-shot/bobby-jones/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```
