Arnold Palmer

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

I don't think that golf has a place for two sets of rules. I think one of the reasons that the game has progressed in the way that it has over the years is the fact that the amateurs and the pros all play the same game, and they play under the same set of rules. ”

There is no king of golf. Never has been, never will be. Golf is the most democratic game on Earth... It punishes and exalts us all with splendid equal opportunity. ”

Putting is like wisdom - partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience. ”

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

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. ”

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

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

I like my airplane. It's as much a part of me as anything but my wife and kids. ”

My search for ways to improve my touch has never ended. We players tried a lot of different things and compared notes. Little fads would set in. ”