During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we have small men enjoying big talk.
The only place that's holier than St. Andrews is Westminster Abbey.
Forget your opponents; always play against par.
Of all the hazards, fear is the worst.
The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.
Grip the club as if you were holding a baby bird.
No matter what happens - never give up a hole. . . . In tossing in your cards after a bad beginning you also undermine your whole game, because to quit between tee and green is more habit-forming than drinking a highball before breakfast.
What I object to the current government intervention in so-called 'solving the crisis', they haven't solved anything. They've just postponed it.
I've got plenty of arthritis. But if you keep moving, it won't bother you that much. That's why old guys stiffen up. They forget they have to get out of their chairs and do something. You let the moss grow over, it's your own fault.
People [are] as much a source of entertainment as they [are] a source of irritation. it keep[s] things balanced.
You've got to be good to each other. . . it really comes back to respect. I was raised in a very Catholic, Italian family and it was all about respect. Don't talk badly about [your partner] the second they walk out the door; really preserve your relationship and be good to each other. Treat it like gold.