Arnold Palmer

I am a sentimental guy, and occasionally, that lump in my throat when I speak has stopped my tongue from working. ”

Feel is the most perplexing part of golf, and probably the most important. ”

I find myself getting associated with a lot of younger people in the game. I still enjoy playing with them, and I think they still enjoy playing with me. As long as I can stay competitive and have fun doing what I'm doing, I guess I'll keep doing it. ”

The road to success is always under construction. ”

I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either. ”

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented. ”

The winners at the Olympics step up, bursting with pride, because everything that they have worked for and all their dedication is rewarded in a climax that I, and most golfers, will never experience. ”

The more I practice the luckier I get. ”

The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done. ”

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. ”