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Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events, including seven majors. He never won the U.S. Open, though he was runner-up four times.

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The fact that Slammin' Sammy couldn't win the Open made it all the more valuable for the players that did win. Gave it a special quality. I'd say a part of the sheen on that trophy comes from my sweat.

Golf, Open, Player, Players, Slammin, Winning

Those who go along get along.

In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

Golf, Life, Running, Track

The only thing I fear on a golf course is lightning. . . and Ben Hogan.

Golf, Golf Course, Hogan, Lightning

When I ask you what club to use, look the other way and don't answer.

Answer, Ask, Golf, Looks, Use, Way

If I could have shot 69 in the last round every time, I would have won nine U. S. Opens. Nine!

Golf, Lasts, Nine, Round, Shot, Time

Golf is played with the arms.

Arms, Golf, Played, Sports

What did I want with prestige? The British Open paid the winner $600 in American money. A man would have to be two hundred years old at that rate to retire from golf.

600, British, Golf, Men, Retire, Years

Thinking instead of acting is the number one golf disease.

Acting, Golf, Instead, Sports, Thinking

The three things I fear most in golf are lightning, Ben Hogan and a downhill putt.

Downhill, Fear, Golf, Lightning, Three

To be consistently effective, you must put a certain distance between yourself and what happens to you on the golf course. This is not indifference, it's detachment.

Consistently, Distance, Golf, Happens, Sports

The only place that's holier than St. Andrews is Westminster Abbey.

Andrew, Andrews, Golf, Holier, Westminster, Westminster Abbey

First and fore-most, you must have confidence. Your second mental problem is concentration. Think the shot through in advance before you address the ball. Draw a mental image of where you want it to go and then eliminate everything else from your mind, except how you are going to get the ball into that preferred spot.

Address, Golf, Image, Mental, Mind, Thinking

You have more potential than you think.

Ability, Potential, Think, Thinking, Untapped Potential

These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow.

Dirty, Gold, Golf, Greens, Hit, Hold

I looked like a monkey trying to wrestle a football.

Football, Looked, Monkey, Monkeys, Trying, Wrestle

I shot a wild elephant in Africa thirty yards from me, and it didn't hit the ground until it was right at my feet. I wasn't a bit scared. But a four foot putt scares me to death.

Africa, Elephants, Feet, Foot, Golf, Hit

Grip the club as if you were holding a baby bird.

Baby, Bird, Club, Clubs, Grip

Forget your opponents; always play against par.

Against, Focus, Forget, Golf, Opponents, Play

To win you must have talent and desire but desire is first.

Desire, Talent, Win, Winning, Wrestling

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