As we celebrate the life of Arnold Palmer, we take a look back at some of his sage advice, humorous cracks and unique insight.
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“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.”
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“When people ask what’s driven me all these years, I always give the same answer. It’s you.”
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“The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.”
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“Success in this game depends less on strength of body than strength of mind and character.”
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“What other people may find in poetry or museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.”
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“I have a tip that will take five strokes off anyone’s golf game. It’s called an eraser.”
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“Putting is a fascinating, aggravating, wonderful, terrible and almost incomprehensible part of the game of golf.”
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“Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.”
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“I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.”
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“Trouble is bad to get into but fun to get out of. If you’re in trouble, eighty percent of the time there’s a way out. If you can see the ball, you can probably hit it; and if you can hit it, you can move it; and if you can move it, you might be able to knock it in the hole. At least it’s fun to try.”
