Quotes from Arnold Palmer

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

I've stated my position, and that is that we do not need a contraption to play the game of golf. I would hope that we'd play under one set of rules, and those rules would include a ban on the long putter hooked to the body in some way, shape or form.

I've stated my position, and that is we do not need a contraption to play the game of golf. I would hope that we'd play under one set of rules, and those rules would include a ban on the long putter hooked to the body in some way, shape or form.

When you lose the ability to step up and hit the ball as hard and as far as you want, that also affects your ability to will the ball to go where you want it to go, if you know what I mean.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

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.

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.

A lot of tournaments that I can remember I made a few bad shots and I was afraid I would lose the tournament and it seemed to work, the putts seemed to go in. Just the Desire.

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

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

Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.

Establish a system you have confidence in and rely on it when you get into tough situations.

Concentration, Confidence, Competitive urge, Capacity for enjoyment.

The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.

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

It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get