Quotes from Gary Player

When a rules man gives you a ruling, that's it. Amen.

Enjoy the game. Happy golf is good golf.

The closer you can live to being a vegetarian the better.

That loss was to breed an independence, a toughness of spirit, and an awareness of adversity and discipline that have never left me,.

To succeed in life one must have determination and must be prepared to suffer during the process. If one isn't prepared to suffer during adversities, I don't really see how he can be successful.

We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.

As we all know... golf is a puzzle without an answer.

Wind is part of the British Open. It is an examination and it took me a long time to pass the examination. Eighty per cent of the fellows out there have not passed the test.

The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, There's a star. The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, I said, Superstar. I feel the same way about Tiger Woods.

Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I've played the game for 40 years and I still haven't the slightest idea how to play.

I've traveled more than any human being who's ever lived.

If there's a golf course in heaven, I hope it's like Augusta National. I just don't want an early tee time.

Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I've played the game for 40 years and I still haven't the slightest idea how to play.

I try to work with God as a partner.

If there's a golf course in heaven, I hope it's like Augusta National. I just don't want an early tee time

Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I've played the game for 40 years and I..

Each shot is important

We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.

But golf being an international game and everybody loving the game the way they do, if you want to spread the game of golf, it's good that you have great competition.

I always said that if they have a golf course like this in heaven, I want to be the head pro.

It's a marriage. If I had to choose between my wife and my putter, well, I'd miss her.

Golf asks something of a man. It makes one loathe mediocrity. It seems to say, "If you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.