Gary Player Quotes about Golf

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

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

Enjoy the game. Happy golf is good golf.

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.

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.

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

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

I got so strong I felt like a giant.....When I stood on the tee with Arnold and Jack, I was tiny compared to them. But I never believed they were bigger than me. So the mind is so fascinating.

You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.

I try to work with God as a partner.

Golf asks something of a man. It makes one loathe mediocrity. It seems to say, "If you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.

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.

I've studied golf for almost 50 years now and know a hell of a lot about nothing.

Perhaps the most important thing I can tell you about equipment is to experiment and keep an open mind.

Golf is a puzzle without an answer.

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.

When you play the game for fun, it's fun. When you play it for a living, it's a game of sorrows.

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

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.

I always said that if they have a golf course like this in heaven, I want to be the head pro.