Arnold Palmer

As a kid growing up in Latrobe, PA, I could dream about being an Olympian like Jesse Owens or Johnny Weissmuller. I could also dream about being a great golfer like Bobby Jones or Byron Nelson. But the idea of being an Olympic golfer never occurred to me. ”

Had I not become a professional golfer, I think I would have pursued some type of career in aviation. ”

It is a rare and difficult attainment to grow old gracefully and happily. ”

I can remember back to my early tour days when some fellows didn't think I'd last too long. Nothing physical - they said it was my swing. Some said it was too much of a 'muscle swing' to stand the test of time. One fellow predicted I wouldn't get past 30 out there. ”

I'm not much for sitting around and thinking about the past or talking about the past. What does that accomplish? If I can give young people something to think about, like the future, that's a better use of my time. ”

I don't see myself as a full-time broadcaster. I've done some of it, and I enjoy it, but I don't think I should try to make a career out of it. ”

You don't go to Palm Springs in the summer unless you're building a golf course. ”

Every day I play golf, that's my goal. To break 70 the other way. To shoot 70 or better. ”

I can't be casual about losing. I always think I have a chance to win until winning is absolutely impossible. ”

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 the instrument with an internal sense of rightness. ”