Gary Player Quotes

“Perhaps the most important thing I can tell you about equipment is to experiment and keep an open mind.”

“The player who expects a lesson to 'take' without subsequent practice just isn't being honest with himself or fair to his professional.”

“I don't have any hesitation saying I've traveled more miles than any human being who ever lived. I've been doing it for 60 years.”

“We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.”

“If you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.”

“When a rules man gives you a ruling, that’s it. Amen.”

“As we all know... golf is a puzzle without an answer.”

“Wind is part of the British Open. It is an examination and it took me a long time to pass the examination. Eighty per cent of the fellows out there have not passed the test.”

“The pressure gets worse the older you get. The hole starts to look the size of a Bayer aspirin.”

“But golf being an international game and everybody loving the game the way they do, if you want to spread the game of golf, it's good that you have great competition.”

“Golf asks something of a man. It makes one loathe mediocrity. It seems to say, "If you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.”

“I've studied golf for almost 50 years now and know a hell of a lot about nothing.”

“You can always speak with great authority on how well you played today, but never on how you'll play tomorrow.”

“It's a marriage. If I had to choose between my wife and my putter, well, I'd miss her.”

“Enjoy the game. Happy golf is good golf.”

“I am tired of all these golfers who are happy with second place. The only one who will like you if you come in second place is your wife and your dog. And that is only if you have a good wife and a good dog.”

“I got so strong I felt like a giant.....When I stood on the tee with Arnold and Jack, I was tiny compared to them. But I never believed they were bigger than me. So the mind is so fascinating.”

“You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.”

“A strong mind is one of the key components that separates the great from the good.”

“I wish I could put a patent on that thing. That was so straight I had to lean over sideways to see the flag!”

“I've traveled more than any human being who's ever lived.”

“Each shot is important.”

“There is absolutely nothing humorous at the Masters. Here, small dogs do not bark and babies do not cry.”

“The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, There's a star. The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, I said, Superstar. I feel the same way about Tiger Woods.”

“There are many people who enjoy animal based foods and who have no interest in changing the way they eat. And as you correctly pointed out, animal products are an integral part of some ethnic groups and societies and it would be nearly impossible for them to change thousands of years of traditional eating habits.”