I think today's athletes generally are spoiled by what's happened to salaries, but I also think that golfers have maintained the best demeanor of any sport.
Arnold PalmerI never met a winner who had a work ethic. Not somebody who says I have so much talent that naturally I won.
Arnold PalmerPutting is like wisdom - partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience.
Arnold PalmerI enjoyed the fans thoroughly, and they were always helpful. They were the reason that I tried so hard over the years.
Arnold PalmerFrankly, I'm not much for funerals unless it's absolutely an obligation. I don't feel it serves much of a purpose to go and see my friends just lying there, dead. I try to pay my respects to my friends when they're alive.
Arnold PalmerIf you are really serious about playing golf and playing good golf, stick to the basic fundamentals. Sure, there's going to be a little change here and a change there, but you don't want to make them. You want to stick to the things that you started with, and you learned, and you know how to apply them.
Arnold Palmer