Ken Venturi

All of my decisions I made when I was a kid were decisions, would my mother and father be proud of.

— Ken Venturi

Retirement isn't so bad. Give me a tall drink, a plush sofa and a rerun of 'Matlock,' and you can have the…

— Ken Venturi

Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.

— Ken Venturi

People thought I was cocky because I didn't talk much. When I first turned pro, reporters asked me who was going to…

— Ken Venturi

There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.

— Ken Venturi

The only times you touch the ball with your hand are when you tee it up and when you pick it out…

— Ken Venturi

The hardest thing in golf is trying to two-putt when you have to, because your brain isn't wired that way. You're accustomed…

— Ken Venturi

All of us have an 'inner clock,' a certain pace at which we function most comfortably and effectively.

— Ken Venturi

My father always said excuses are the crutches for the untalented.

— Ken Venturi

After you have the basics down it's all mental.

— Ken Venturi

I couldn't say my own name when I was 12.

— Ken Venturi

Sometimes you try to make it happen instead of just letting it happen.

— Ken Venturi

My father taught me that the easiest thing to do was to quit. He'd say, 'It doesn't take any talent to do…

— Ken Venturi

My father was a man of few words.

— Ken Venturi

Art said he wanted to get more distance. I told him to hit it and run backward.

— Ken Venturi

I began seeing my wife, Kathleen, while I was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.

— Ken Venturi

“1. Never tell everything at once.”

— Ken Venturi

I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone.

— Ken Venturi

When my father spoke, it was to say something meaningful.

— Ken Venturi

You can't make good scores happen. You've got to let it happen.

— Ken Venturi