Play Quotes

13839 Play quotes by 7251 unique authors

Learning to play golf is like learning to play the violin. It's not only difficult to do, it's very painful to everyone around you. — Hal Linden
The average player would rather play than watch. Those who don't play can't possibly appreciate the subtleties of the game. Trying to get their attention… — Bob Toski
The golfer has more enemies than any other athlete. He has fourteen clubs in his bag, all of them different; 18 holoes to play, all… — Dan Jenkins
The reason I don't play golf is because I was a caddie when I was 13. Women never gave up a golf ball that was… — Art Buchwald
The moment the average golfer attempts to play from long grass or a bunker or from a difficult lie of any kind, he becomes a… — Bobby Jones
Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman. — William Howard Taft
At its best, the US Open demands straight drives, crisp iron shots, brilliant chipping and putting, and strategic position play. Plus the patience of St.… — Thomas Boswell
The better you putt, the bolder you play. — Unknown Author
If we had to play Augusta National in one hour, the best athlete would win the Masters. But as it is, they give us time… — Unknown Author
Doesn't it show us all that we are silly little boys or fatuous asses to think that we can play golf without making a lot… — Bobby Jones
If I had ever been set down in any one place and told I was to play there, and nowhere else, for the rest of… — Bobby Jones
Well, I'm glad we don't have to play in the shade. — 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 it.… — Bobby Jones
I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games. — Ben Hogan
Nicklaus plays a kind of golf with which I am not familiar. — Bobby Jones
Augusta National is a young man's golf course, and you really need a young man's nerves to play on it. — Jack Nicklaus
I've had a lot of majors where I didn't play well until the last round. Keep yourself in contention; that's the name of the game.… — Jack Nicklaus
Golf is a nice game, but that's all. It's never going to be an exciting game to watch on TV. It's not a circus and… — Jack Nicklaus
Those who the gods seek to destroy first, learn how to play golf. — Leslie Nielsen
If little else, the brain is an educational toy. Why it may be a frustrating play thing - one whose finer points recede just when… — Tom Robbins
Too much of our work amounts to the drudgery of arranging means toward ends, mechanically placing the right foot in front of the left and… — Unknown Author
You can't tell a kid that it's time to exercise; that's a turn-off...you have to say 'Let's go to the park and have some fun.'… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
I can't stand a ballplayer who plays in fear. Anybody who has a good shot has got to take it and keep taking it. So… — Red Auerbach
Begin to imagine what the desirable outcome would be like. Go over these mental pictures and delineate details and refinements. Play them over and over… — Maxwell Maltz
If you want team play, you must stress defense. Defense makes players unselfish. — John Brady

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