Arnold Palmer

“Winning isn't everything, but wanting it is.”

“You must play boldly to win.”

“My grandson Sam Saunders has been playing golf since he could hold a club and I spent a lot of time with him over the years. Like my father taught me, I showed him the fundamentals of the game and helped him make adjustments as he and his game matured over the years.”

“Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.”

“We can argue about major championships and whether Tiger will ever surpass Jack's 18 majors, but what can't be argued is this: Tiger Woods is the most dominant, most skilled player we've ever seen.”

“I always knew what was most important to me. When I was growing up, nothing was more important than golf, but that’s the attitude of a young person who hasn’t a care in the world. Later on I figured it out. Family was first. Always. Then golf and business come after.”

“Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.”

“I'm sorry that I haven't won the PGA Championship. That would be something that would have pleased me very much. I suppose when I look back, I have a lot of reasons and excuses for not having won the PGA.”

“When you lose the ability to step up and hit the ball as hard and as far as you want, that also affects your ability to will the ball to go where you want it to go, if you know what I mean.”

“Every day I play golf, that's my goal. To break 70 the other way. To shoot 70 or better.”

“I never quit trying. I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.”

“I putt like I did when I was a kid. When you're a kid, you're not scared of anything.”

“Why hit a conservative shot? When you miss it, you are in just as much trouble as when you miss a bold one.”

“Golf would be my ticket somewhere, I told myself. I just couldn't say where it would lead me.”

“The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.”

“I started flying because I had a fear of it early on. I figured if I learned to fly, I would understand better what was happening and started taking lessons in the late 1950's, once I had made some money on tour.”

“I don't see myself as a full-time broadcaster. I've done some of it, and I enjoy it, but I don't think I should try to make a career out of it.”

“I try to deign golf courses that are individual in character and individual in their own standing.”

“The road to success is always under construction.”

“Concentration, Confidence, Competitive urge, Capacity for enjoyment.”