I hope I'll never get too old to want to take part in this event, and I don't think I will ever age that much. Sam Snead More Quotes by Sam Snead More Quotes From Sam Snead I've said a thousand times, you can't go into a shop and buy a good golf game. Sam Snead shopsgamesgolf The three things I fear most in golf are lightning, Ben Hogan and a downhill putt. Sam Snead lightningthreegolf To win you must have talent and desire but desire is first. Sam Snead winningdesirewrestling Playing golf is like eating. It's something which has to come naturally. Sam Snead playing-golfeatinggolf Just have a Coke or something and watch the boys go past. Sam Snead golfboyspast I give the ball some sweet talk. I tell it that this isn't going to hurt a bit. I'm a friend and all I'm going to do is give it a nice little ride. Sam Snead nicehurtsweet Over the years I've studied the habits of golfers. I know what to look for. Watch their eyes. Fear shows up when there is an enlargement of the pupils. Big pupils lead to big scores. Sam Snead eyegolfyears I've been on some fairways that are as good as the greens we putted on back then. We had crab grass. I remember one green where I putted through ants. Sam Snead greenantsremember Those who go along get along. Sam Snead But, no, I don't feel my career has not been fulfilled because I didn't win the US Open. It's like the guy said: You going to crucify a man because he missed a putt to win a tournament? Does a three-foot putt mean his whole life? Another guy said, well, he couldn't win the big one. Well, Jesus, what do you call those others? What's big and what's small? Sam Snead golfmeanjesus Of the mental hazards, being scared is the worst. When you get scared, you get tense. Sam Snead hazardsscaredanticipation I looked like a monkey trying to wrestle a football. Sam Snead monkeystryingfootball I was a better player at 50 than I was at 30. Sam Snead playergolf The only place that's holier than St. Andrews is Westminster Abbey. Sam Snead westminster-abbeyandrewgolf The only thing I fear on a golf course is lightning...and Ben Hogan. Sam Snead golf-courselightninggolf That little white ball is always staring back at you, daring you to make a mistake. Sam Snead ballswhitemistake Good golfing temperament falls between taking it with a grin or shrug and throwing a fit. Sam Snead fitgolffall Golf is played with the arms. Sam Snead armsgolfsports I believe in destiny...what's going to be is going to be. If I'm going to win, I'm going to win...I don't give a damn what the other guy shoots. I'm going to win if it's my turn. Sam Snead winninggolfbelieve Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn't give away. Sam Snead realplaysports
