Why waste good shots in practice when you might need them in a match? Walter Hagen More Quotes by Walter Hagen More Quotes From Walter Hagen You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. Walter Hagen attitude inspirational life You don't have the game you played last year or last week. You only have today's game. It may be far from your best, but that's all you've got. Harden your heart and make the best of it. Walter Hagen heart golf years No one remembers who came in second. Walter Hagen second-place remember memories I never played a perfect 18 holes. There is no such thing. I expect to make at least seven mistakes a round. Therefore, when I make a bad shot, I don't worry about it. It is just one of the seven. Walter Hagen perfect mistake golf Every golfer can expect to have four bad shots in a round and when you do, just put them out of your mind. This, of course is hard to do when you've had them and you're not even off the first tee. Walter Hagen four mind golf I would rather be of clear mind and decision with the wrong club than with an unclear mind and the right club. Walter Hagen decision mind golf When I have a match to play, I begin to relax as soon as I wake up. Everything I do, I do slow and easy. That goes for stroking the razor, getting dressed, and eating my breakfast. I'm practically in slow motion. By the time I'm ready to tee off, I'm so used to taking my time that it's impossible to hurry my swing. Walter Hagen swings play golf If you worry about the ones you missed, you are going to keep missing them. Walter Hagen missing worry golf It takes six years to make a golfer: three to learn the game, then another three to unlearn all you have learned in the first three years. You might be a golfer when you arrive at that stage, but more likely you are just starting. Walter Hagen games golf years My dear, did you ever stop to think what a wonderful bunker you would make? Walter Hagen bunkers wonderful thinking I never wanted to be a millionaire. I just wanted to live like one. Walter Hagen millionaire wanted That's the easiest 69 I ever made. Walter Hagen made golf Here Eddie, hold the flag while I putt out. Walter Hagen flags golf He may have gone to bed three hours ago, but he knows who he is playing. You can rest assured that he hasn't slept a wink. Walter Hagen gone may golf It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art. Walter Hagen golf character art Trouble shots are surprisingly easy if you activate your imagination. You simply must be able to imagine exactly what flight the ball will take before you can play any shot well. Walter Hagen imagination play golf Which one of you is going to be runner-up? Walter Hagen runner-up runners golf Give me a man with big hands and big feet and no brains and I'll make a golfer out of him. Walter Hagen golf men hands Miss a putt for $2,000? Not likely! Walter Hagen missing golf Don't forget to stop and smell the roses. Walter Hagen smell rose forget