Arnold Palmer Quotes

I've never been one to throw clubs, break clubs, or use bad language on the golf course. I've played with golfers who've done that, and I really hate to see it. If I did something like that, my dad would come get the putter and hit me upside the head with it. I knew better.

There was a rule for the under-13s at Middlesbrough that you were never allowed to swear. If you did, the manager had to take you off as punishment. But I couldn't stop myself. I'd just get frustrated, I guess.

I am quite a calm player. I do have a go at players and refs in the heat of the moment, but I never throw my toys out of the pram.

I had a temper when I played junior golf and had my clubs taken away for slamming them on the ground. I learned very quickly that I didn't want my clubs taken away from me.

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.

I used to be short-tempered on the field when it came to winning or losing.

I was an athlete when I was younger and played a lot of sports, including golf, but I always ended up throwing around my clubs in frustration.

I'm not a table-flipper.

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

I'm very competitive. I remember being 4 years old trying to out-chug my dad in a milk-chugging contest. It's been in my blood.

If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they support them.

There's a line, players usually don't cross it and coaches usually don't cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had 'em. I'm not proud of those.

To say that my dad pushed me is an understatement. I was never naturally drawn to football.

My mum was never strict. I was allowed to go out to clubs underage, watch TV, listen to whatever music I wanted to, and that made me not rebel. I have never touched a drug in my life.

There were some summers when every boy in Ayrshire seemed to be playing golf, and my dad taught me. But he was a terrible teacher - of everything. Learning to drive with him almost killed me. He was the world's most impatient man - awful short fuse.

A father's disappointment can be a very powerful tool.

It's not rage that drives me, it's competition.

I have a pretty bad temper. But you have to really push me to see it. But everybody has their things.

I'm an actor, paid to act. I don't bring personal problems to the sets. Dad taught me that.

I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now.

Scottish men of a certain age have a black response to almost everything as a measure of how sophisticated they are. I have a very long fuse that eventually explodes after building up a nice head of steam, although it's only happened three times - usually at work when someone takes me for granted.

It's just golf. As long as I get done without breakin' somethin' or hurtin' somebody, that's my goal.

Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.

Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled.

When I started wrestling, I hounded my dad to teach me. Eventually, he gave in, but he was careful to instill in me a respect for other wrestlers. He wanted to be sure I wasn't going to hurt anyone.