The essence of the game is not "fun," but the soul-satisfying awareness that comes from communal work and sacrifice.
Good guys are a dime a dozen, but an aggressive leader is priceless.
Golf has humbled, humiliated, and just about licked all the great athletes who tried it.
There never was a champion who to himself was a good loser. There's a vast difference between a good sport and a good loser.
You don't develop good teeth by eating mush.
The champion makes his own luck.