Bobby Jones Quotes

And I think before I was so focused on speed or I was so focused on trying to hit this great putt that I just wasn't reacting to what I was doing. I react when I hit an iron shot, why can't I do that when I'm over the putter?

When you lip out several putts in a row, you should never think that means that you're putting well. When you're putting well, the only question is what part of the hole it's going to fall in, not if it's going in.

The more cricket you play in your head, the less you perform on the field. So let cricket, the sport, be on the field.

How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf. There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it's time to play in competition, you don't want to think too many thoughts.

The 'enemy' in golf is tension.

First and fore-most, you must have confidence. Your second mental problem is concentration. Think the shot through in advance before you address the ball. Draw a mental image of where you want it to go and then eliminate everything else from your mind, except how you are going to get the ball into that preferred spot.

When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets - He is out of his mind! His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him. He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting- And the need to win drains him of power.

If you go to ice and you think, 'I must score' or 'I must get some points,' you won't score or get any points. You must go and play and don't think about it.

The best putting advice I ever received was make sure you concentrate real hard on keeping that darn ball real low

Bad putting is due more to the effect the green has upon the player than it has upon the action of the ball.

That little white ball is always staring back at you, daring you to make a mistake.

Most people who play golf have one big trouble: they think too much. To get any real mileage out of this game you've got to sit on your imagination.

There isn't a hole out there [Augusta] that can't be birdied if you just think. But there isn't one that can't be double-bogeyed if you stop thinking.

It becomes tricky, and you start to think about the cramps rather than just actually what you're trying to do on the court, which is obviously win the match.

Try to think where you want to put the ball, not where you don't want it to go.

Putting is a very personal affair.

If you think golf is relaxing, you're not playing it right.

If I'm really working on something, writing or painting or really concentrating, I don't even think about brushing my hair.

The inattentive, slovenly way we drift into the presence of God is an indication that we are not bothering to think about Him. Whenever our Lord spoke of prayer, He said, "Ask." It is impossible to ask if you do not concentrate.

One thing that blocks flow is self-consciousness.

The entire ball game, in terms of both the exam and life, was what you gave attention to vs. what you willed yourself to not.

I think writers, by nature, are more observers instead of participators. I am no where near as much of that as Bob Dylan. But when your antenna is up you are pretty fixated and there is not much room in your life for anything else.

Don't think to hunt two hares with one dog.

I think there's too much mult-tasking going on. I think people need to quiet down and focus and be still more.

In my walks, I would fain return to my senses. What business have I in the woods if I am thinking of something out of the woods?