Gary Player Quotes

Golf is a puzzle without an answer.

Everyone wants to be known as a great striker of the ball for some reason. Nobody wants to be called a lucky, one-putting s.o.b.

The harder I practiced, the luckier I got.

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

But golf being an international game and everybody loving the game the way they do, if you want to spread the game of golf, it's good that you have great competition.

I think that if people would be willing to grow some of their own food or eat locally grown organic foods on a regular basis we could significantly decrease the amount of harmful chemicals we pump into our soil every day.

First, educate yourself about what a vegan diet entails and why it is beneficial to your health. You need to understand and embrace the philosophy or you will not be able to make such a drastic dietary change. Secondly, make the change over time. Don't try and "go cold turkey"; you will shock your system and you will develop cravings that you may not be able to fight off. If you take your time and let your body adjust you will be eating a completely different diet before you realize it.

Enjoy the game. Happy golf is good golf.

You can always speak with great authority on how well you played today, but never on how you'll play tomorrow.

I am tired of all these golfers who are happy with second place. The only one who will like you if you come in second place is your wife and your dog. And that is only if you have a good wife and a good dog.

The more I practise, the luckier I become

Wind is part of the British Open. It is an examination and it took me a long time to pass the examination. Eighty per cent of the fellows out there have not passed the test.

Each shot is important.

There are many people who enjoy animal based foods and who have no interest in changing the way they eat. And as you correctly pointed out, animal products are an integral part of some ethnic groups and societies and it would be nearly impossible for them to change thousands of years of traditional eating habits.

To succeed in life one must have determination and must be prepared to suffer during the process. If one isn't prepared to suffer during adversities, I don't really see how he can be successful.

Simply by making the effort to start something, you will be miles ahead of almost everyone else.

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

I am a South African, a nation which is the result of an African graft on European stock and which is the product of its instinct and ability to maintain civilized values and standards amongst the aliens'.

A strong mind is one of the key components that separates the great from the good.

The pressure gets worse the older you get. The hole starts to look the size of a Bayer aspirin.

The ideal build for a golfer would be strong hands, big forearms, thin neck, big thighs and a flat chest. He'd look like Popeye.

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

The more I work and practice, the luckier I seem to get.

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.

There is absolutely nothing humorous at the Masters. Here, small dogs do not bark and babies do not cry.

If you think your hands are more important in your golf swing than your legs, try walking a hole on your hands.

I try to work with God as a partner.

It's a marriage. If I had to choose between my wife and my putter, well, I'd miss her.

The player who expects a lesson to 'take' without subsequent practice just isn't being honest with himself or fair to his professional.