--- title: "12 Play Shot Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Play Shot quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Play Shot sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/billy-casper-48791_easiest_play-every-shot-so-that-the-next-one-wil_920853.png" --- > [Play every shot so that the next one will be the easiest that you can give yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-casper/play-every-shot-so-that-the-next-one-will-be-the-easiest-that-you-can/) [Billy Casper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-casper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/billy-casper-48791_easiest_play-every-shot-so-that-the-next-one-wil_920853.png) > [Play the shot you've got the best chance of playing well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-norman/play-the-shot-you-ve-got-the-best-chance-of-playing-well/) [Greg Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-norman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/greg-norman-11856_chance_play-the-shot-you-ve-got-the-best-chance_1394156.jpg) > [“The child inside wants to play. Give it a shot and keep shooting”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/es/the-child-inside-wants-to-play-give-it-a-shot-and-keep-shooting/) [Es](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/es/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/es-69260_children_the-child-inside-wants-to-play-give-it-a_265551.jpg) > [I can play the game only one way. I must play every shot for all there is in it. I cannot play…](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) > [For the most part, when you play a full shot from the primary rough at your course, you're gauging how close to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-els/for-the-most-part-when-you-play-a-full-shot-from-the-primary-rough-at/) [Ernie Els](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-els/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/ernie-els-11177_based_for-the-most-part-when-you-play-a-full-s_2105129.jpg) > [If you're playing a shot and your peripheral vision picks up a player moving as you play the shot, if your vision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-robertson/if-you-re-playing-a-shot-and-your-peripheral-vision-picks-up-a-player/) [Neil Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-robertson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/neil-robertson-9513_dreams_if-you-re-playing-a-shot-and-your-periph_12327.jpg) > [I have the mind-set that a guard can't stick me. So I watch the bigs and see how they like to play.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-arenas/i-have-the-mind-set-that-a-guard-can-t-stick-me-so-i-watch-the-bigs/) [Gilbert Arenas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-arenas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/380/gilbert-arenas-3494_football_i-have-the-mind-set-that-a-guard-can-t-s_461657.png) > [There are a lot of players who fiddle around with their towel in your shot or they get up out of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-robertson/there-are-a-lot-of-players-who-fiddle-around-with-their-towel-in-your/) [Neil Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-robertson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/neil-robertson-9513_chair_there-are-a-lot-of-players-who-fiddle-ar_609454.jpg) > [Trouble shots are surprisingly easy if you activate your imagination. You simply must be able to imagine exactly what flight the ball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hagen/trouble-shots-are-surprisingly-easy-if-you-activate-your-imagination/) [Walter Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hagen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2c/walter-hagen-19995_able_trouble-shots-are-surprisingly-easy-if-y_2380504.png) > [The tip I would give is that once you play the shot, make sure your chin is touching the cue after you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hendry/the-tip-i-would-give-is-that-once-you-play-the-shot-make-sure-your/) [Stephen Hendry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hendry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/stephen-hendry-5581_give_the-tip-i-would-give-is-that-once-you-pl_2693278.jpg) > [Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play a shot instead of wondering where your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/sometimes-the-biggest-problem-is-in-your-head-you-ve-got-to-believe/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/jack-nicklaus-1429_believe_sometimes-the-biggest-problem-is-in-your_1458253.png) > [Golf's ultimate moral instruction directs us to find within ourselves a pivotal center of enjoyment: relax into a rhythm that fits the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-updike/golf-s-ultimate-moral-instruction-directs-us-to-find-within-ourselves/) [John Updike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-updike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/john-updike-396_center_golf-s-ultimate-moral-instruction-direct_739540.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-shot/#itemlist", "name": "Play Shot Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Play every shot so that the next one will be the easiest that you can give yourself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Casper" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-casper/play-every-shot-so-that-the-next-one-will-be-the-easiest-that-you-can/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/billy-casper-48791_easiest_play-every-shot-so-that-the-next-one-wil_920853.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/billy-casper-48791_easiest_play-every-shot-so-that-the-next-one-wil_920853.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/billy-casper-48791_easiest_play-every-shot-so-that-the-next-one-wil_920853.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Play every shot so that the next one will be the easiest that you can give yourself.” — Billy Casper", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Play the shot you've got the best chance of playing well.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Greg Norman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-norman/play-the-shot-you-ve-got-the-best-chance-of-playing-well/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/greg-norman-11856_chance_play-the-shot-you-ve-got-the-best-chance_1394156.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/greg-norman-11856_chance_play-the-shot-you-ve-got-the-best-chance_1394156.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/greg-norman-11856_chance_play-the-shot-you-ve-got-the-best-chance_1394156.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Play the shot you've got the best chance of playing well.” — Greg Norman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The child inside wants to play. 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