Gary Player Quotes (53 Quotes)

It's sad not having Arnie ( Palmer ) and Jack ( Nicklaus ) here. We've had so many good times but everything shall pass.

You can say thank you on the course by tipping your hat, but I thought their enthusiasm was tremendous.

If there's a golf course in heaven, I hope it's like Augusta National. I just don't want an early tee time.

Arnold (Palmer) played 50 times. I'd like to play 51 times and then hang it up.

We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.

Sometimes in golf you come up against buzz-saws. There's just nothing you can do.

I'm using exactly the same clubs, other than No. 4. I was brainwashed into believing it would be abnormal with all the changes. But we're hitting the same club Jack Nicklaus did. I remember Jack hitting 5-iron on No. 11. The greens weren't as fast, but the fairways were lousy.

Larry, golf is a puzzle without an answer. You end up knowing a lot about nothing.

There is so much about him to admire. At 30, Tiger is unquestionably golf's best athlete. Nobody is as mentally tough. He dresses beautifully. What a smile. Incredible all-around talent. Abundant with class. Superb role model.

My goal was to break 80. When you get to 70, if I can break 80, I consider that a victory.

That putt Chris made, I take my hat off to him, ... What a day's golf.

Each shot is important.

It's exactly the same. You wait until the tournament starts. You'll hear the cheers. It will be great.

Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I've played the game for 40 years and I still haven't the slightest idea how to play.

It's like a mile race and you're 50 yards ahead. This is as close as it can be without being a tie.

The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, There's a star. The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, I said, Superstar. I feel the same way about Tiger Woods.

We've obviously got to forget about that and now go on to the best of our ability.

I was so brainwashed about how abnormal this was going to be with all the changes. It's not that abnormal. Even if the course is unbelievably tough, look at the beautiful trees and the flowers. It's a paradise.

If you can get ahead, it's definitely a psychological advantage.

Nobody has swept the Grand Slam in a single year, but I had a real go at pulling it off. Woods won three majors in 2000. Hogan got three in 1953 and didn't play the PGA. In between winning the Masters and British in '74, I was the 36-hole U.S. Open leader, so the Slam thing almost came within reach.

It's a strange game, ... Today you shoot 66. Tomorrow you shoot 73. It changes within hours.

It's a good idea for future Presidents Cups to have a reserve ready to play. The people want to see the match played as scheduled.

Arnie played 50 years and quit, so maybe I'll play 51 and hang it up.

I'm 70, I hit a drive 280 yards the other day. I never hit a ball 280 in my life. I don't know where we're going. They're going to hit balls over 400 yards. We are only 20 or 30 years out.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Any time you have two Presidents Cups in a row and you go to the 18th green, I mean, golf is the winner,

Visualize winning.

I thought when I get to 70, I would be sitting on the ranch and doing less, and I'm doing more. I would say, with all things equal, five more years.

I just hate to see what's happening today with golf clubs that I consider to be illegal, ... I'd stop the grooves being so deep (on the ball), and I'd stop the trampoline effect in the wood.

But wouldn't it benefit Els, I asked, to prepare for the three U.S.-based majors by flying in two or three weeks early to adjust to the time difference and get used to the different playing conditions I disagree with that, ... If you're in a country four days before, that's plenty of time. I mean, Ernie has a G-5, he has a bed in his plane, he doesn't even have to pack his bags. It's a piece of bloody cake

That loss was to breed an independence, a toughness of spirit, and an awareness of adversity and discipline that have never left me,

I've traveled more than any human being who's ever lived.

In his 1993 autobiography To Be the Best, ... What I have learned about myself is that I am an animal when it comes to achievement and wanting success. There is never enough success for me.

As we all know... golf is a puzzle without an answer.

Golf benefited from today, ... Congratulations to the U.S.A. That putt that Chris holed on the last, I really take my hat off to him. They played better.

They've got to do it -- there's not even a debate, ... There must be a premium on driving.

They have done a very good job here. They have improved the accuracy from the tee 30- to-40 percent. It's a big improvement.

Golf is such a humbling game.

Obviously shooting your age really depends on both how old you are and how good you are. I would say that a pro should be able to shoot his or her age in their mid 60s, and an amateur in their early to mid 70s. If you're a weekend hacker, you simply may never do it.

I never was really concerned about that. The soil is the same here as it is back in South Africa or Australia.

Being up one point is irrelevant. It's like a mile race and you're 50 yards ahead. There's such a long way to go.

I play in this part of the world because I love it. I think it's a paradise. It's got to be the most beautiful part of the U.S.

I understand. He has got to do it for his knee. He has to get it right. He said he has never been so bored. Having to sit in one place when he has been so active is driving him nuts.

Our entire country attracts six million tourists a year, compared with 50 million for Orlando,

Look, there's no question that Adam, and a lot of the other players, will need to do more because not having Ernie Els here hurts us a lot.

If there's a golf course in heaven, it's like this. I'm in no hurry to tee off but I hope I'm the head pro some day.

Isn't that amazing He took heed of my advice, and I think it's fantastic. He looks great, he's strong and he's swinging the club much smoother.

You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.

When you get to 70, if you can break 80, it's a victory.

A good golfer has the determination to win and the patience to wait for the breaks.