Chi Chi Rodriguez Quotes

I just do my best, that's all. I don't give myself pressure.

Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce your mind's tearing tension.

Enjoy the game. Happy golf is good golf.

Going for a walk is always helpful for me. I also love gratitude exercises.

Breathing deeply and releasing fear will help you get to where you want to be.

Keep your sense of humor. There's enough stress in the rest of your life not to let bad shots ruin a game you're supposed to enjoy.

The most important shot in golf is the next one.

They were real golfers, for real golf is a thing of the spirit, not of mere mechanical excellence of stroke.

Life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy by yourself and for yourself. Happiness comes from within. You have the power to change your own mindset so that all the negative, horrible thoughts that try to invade your psyche are replaced with happy, positive, wonderful thoughts.

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.

Be as happy as you want to be in a world gone mad. Be as safe as you want to be in a world that is afraid of everything. Be as healthy as you want to be in a world that is mostly sick. Don't let the statistics that someone else created affect you.

You can't afford the luxury of a negative thought

We need to forget about mistakes and take the positives.

Whenever I start freaking out and getting stressed, I have to remember that this is just the beginning.

You can be effective in this world without stress.

For my mind, I try to reduce stress by finding quiet time and meditating.

Filling my mind with pleasant thoughts is the quickest road to health.

Have you thanked your body today? Be grateful, stay positive.

By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.

Do you want to live a better life? Do you really want to have a normal, optimistic outlook on life every day? Don't watch CNN. Don't read the New York Times.

I myself become terrified of death when I am in a negative state of mind. But the thought of death ceases to bother me once I become productive.

Just relax. When I was younger, I made myself the victim of catastrophic thinking. Anything that went wrong was the end of the world. But as I've gotten older, I've learned to stop myself and say, 'Hey babe, calm down. Tomorrow there will be sun.'

Ultimate hope and daily grumpiness are not reconcilable.

I think my mission is to support people in being steadfast in not having thoughts of harm - thoughts of judgment, worry, or hatred - directed toward themselves or others.

Be happy -- if you're not even happy, what's so good about surviving?