Rhythm and timing are the two things which we all must have, yet no one knows how to teach either.

You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.

The best exercise for golfers is golfing.

I had held a notion that I could make a pretty fair appraisal of the worth of an opponent simply by speaking to him on the first tee and taking a good measuring look into his eyes.

Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.

Addressing a golf ball would seem to be a simple matter; that is, to the uninitiated who cannot appreciate that a golf ball can hold more terrors than a spacious auditorium packed with people.

If ever I needed an eight foot putt, and everything I owned depended on it, I would want Arnold Palmer to putt for me.