30 Quotes by Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer was an American professional golfer who is considered one of the greatest players of all time. He won 62 PGA Tour titles, including seven major championships, and was known for his charismatic personality and aggressive playing style. Palmer was also a successful businessman and helped to popularize golf around the world through his endorsements and course designs. He was widely respected both on and off the course and his legacy continues to inspire golfers around the world. (Bio)

Arnold Palmer Quotes


The road to success is always under construction. (Meaning)

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It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get. (Meaning)

The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.

Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.

Swing your swing. Not some idea of a swing. Not a swing you saw on TV. Not that swing you wish you had. No, swing your swing. Capable of greatness. Prized only by you. Perfect in it's imperfection. Swing your swing. I know, I did.

That's another thing about my father. He made me very conscious of the fact I wasn't very good and I had to prove to him that I was good. And that hung with me, and I always wanted to play golf with him and show him. He said Never, Never tell anyone how good you are. Show them!

If you're stupid enough to whiff, you should be smart enough to forget it.

If you can see it, you can hit it and if you can hit it, you can hole it.

Establish a system you have confidence in and rely on it when you get into tough situations.

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I can sum it up like this: Thank God for the game of golf.

What separates great players from the good ones is not so much ability as brain power and emotional equilibrium.

Putting is like wisdom - partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience.

I have a tip that can take 5 strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser.

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.

Hit it hard, go find it and hit it hard again.

Golf is a game of inches. The most important are the six inches between your ears.

How did I make a twelve on a par five hole? It's simple - I missed a four foot putt for an eleven.

I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either.

Timing is everything in life and in golf.

Your worst putt will usually be as good as your best chip.

You must play boldly to win.

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I would never felt good if I hadn't experienced losing, because losing is part of your life. And it something that if I could teach people to understand that I think it could help them a lot.

Know how to win by following the rules

Golf never ceases to be a challenge, even when it really is just you and the ball out there and nobody else.
If you can concentrate on what you're doing and have the desire to do the things you have to do to win, you'll succeed.

The only really unplayable lie I can think of is when you're supposed to be playing golf and come home with lipstick on your collar.

― Arnold Palmer Quotes

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