I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win. Arnold Palmer More Quotes by Arnold Palmer More Quotes From Arnold Palmer Putting is like wisdom - partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience. Arnold Palmer natural-gifts wisdom golf I remember what a thrill it was to attend my first Champions Dinner. Just being in the same room with some of the guys I had admired growing up and to be there because I had won The Masters was quite an honor. I still attend the dinner every year and it is one of the highlights of my time at Augusta during Masters week. Arnold Palmer growing-up guy years I remember ones I lost [shot]. I remember the ones I won, but I remember the ones I lost, something that I will never forget. Did it ruin me or hurt my career? It taught me about life, how to take the bad with the good. Arnold Palmer taught careers hurt From the beginning it was drilled into me that a golf course was a place where character fully reveals itself -- both its strengths and its flaws. As a result, I learned early not only to fix my ball marks but also to congratulate an opponent on a good shot, avoid walking ahead of a player preparing to shoot, remain perfectly still when someone else was playing, and a score of other small courtesies that revealed, in my father's mind, one's abiding respect for the game. Arnold Palmer golf character father I didn't get playing professional golf until I was 25 years old. And I always said that if I could make it work, I would play as long as I could walk. Arnold Palmer play golf years The only really unplayable lie I can think of is when you're supposed to be playing golf and come home with lipstick on your collar. Arnold Palmer home golf lying It is not a dreamlike state, but the somehow insulated state, that a great musician achieves in a great performance. He's aware of where he is and what he's doing, but his mind is on the playing of his instrument with an internal sense of rightness - it is not merely mechanical, it is not only spiritual; it is something of both, on a different plane and a more remote one. Arnold Palmer spiritual mind sports I was playing golf in Palm Springs and after a round I asked the waitress in a restaurant to bring me a glass of iced tea and lemonade. A lady sitting nearby heard me and asked the waitress to bring her a "Palmer," too. The name caught on and the beverage quickly spread around the country. Arnold Palmer spring golf country I never met a winner who had a work ethic. Not somebody who says I have so much talent that naturally I won. Arnold Palmer ethics work-ethic talent Every day I play golf, that's my goal. To break 70 the other way. To shoot 70 or better. Arnold Palmer goal play golf There's some good news, too, and the good news is that the players [finally] have become more aware of the fact that we [in golf] need sponsors, and we need the good will that is created by the players being, let's say, cooperative with the sponsors - meaning friendly. Arnold Palmer player friendly golf All the things that I have derived either directly or indirectly through the game of golf are things I owe a great deal to the game and to the people who support the game. Arnold Palmer games golf people I try to deign golf courses that are individual in character and individual in their own standing. Arnold Palmer golf trying character Your worst putt will usually be as good as your best chip. Arnold Palmer chips worst golf I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either. Arnold Palmer palms opponents golf One thing I've learned over time is, if you hit a golf ball into water, it won't float. Arnold Palmer balls golf water Golf never ceases to be a challenge, even when it really is just you and the ball out there and nobody else. Arnold Palmer balls challenges golf I have a tip that can take 5 strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser. Arnold Palmer strokes games golf I had a system, and the system worked. Arnold Palmer The thing I probably love the most is driving out with the championship trophy under my arm. Arnold Palmer trophies arms driving
