Harvey Penick Quotes

• Be yourself. Play within yourself. Play your own game.

  Harvey Penick

  Being Yourself, Play, Games

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• If you play golf, you are my friend.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf, Play, My Friends

  Harvey Penick (2011). “And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Furthur Reflections of a Grown Caddie”, p.1, Simon and Schuster

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• Go out and have fun. Golf is a game for everyone, not just for the talented few.

  Harvey Penick

  Fun, Golf, Games

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• Golf tips are like aspirin. One may do you good, but if you swallow the whole bottle you will be lucky to survive.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf, Lucky, Bottles

  Bud Shrake, Harvey Penick (2011). “The Wisdom of Harvey Penick”, p.319, Simon and Schuster

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• In golf your strengths and weaknesses will always be there. If you could improve your weaknesses, you would improve your game. The irony is that people prefer to practice their strengths.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf, Practice, Games

  Harvey Penick (2011). “And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Furthur Reflections of a Grown Caddie”, p.48, Simon and Schuster

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• All seasoned players know, or at least have felt, that when you are playing your best, you are much the same as in a state of meditation. You are free of tension and chatter. You are concentrating on one thing. It is the ideal condition for good golf.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf, Player, Meditation

  Harvey Penick (2011). “The Game for a Lifetime: More Lessons and Teachings”, p.131, Simon and Schuster

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• The woods are full of long drivers.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf, Long, Woods

  Harvey Penick, Davis Love III (2012). “Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf”, p.29, Simon and Schuster

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• I don't care how good you play, you can find somebody who can beat you, and I don't care how bad you play, you can find somebody you can beat.

  Harvey Penick

  Sports, Volleyball, Play

  Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake (2015). “The Wisdom of Harvey Penick”, p.126, Simon and Schuster

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• Life is full of many minor annoyances, and few matters of real consequence.

  Harvey Penick

  Real, Golf, Matter

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• If you play poorly one day, forget it.
  If you play poorly the next time out, review your fundamentals of grip, stance, aim and ball position. Most mistakes are made before the club is swung.
  If you play poorly for a third time in a row, go see your professional.

  Harvey Penick

  Mistake, Play, One Day

  Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake (2015). “The Wisdom of Harvey Penick”, p.46, Simon and Schuster

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• Golf has probably kept more people sane than psychiatrists have.

  Harvey Penick

  Funny, Golf, People

  Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake, Edwin Shrake (1997). “The Wisdom of Harvey Penick”, p.73, Simon and Schuster

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• Be brave if you lose and meek if you win.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf, Winning, Bravery

  Harvey Penick (2011). “And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Furthur Reflections of a Grown Caddie”, p.108, Simon and Schuster

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• Lessons are not to take the place of practice, but to make practice worthwhile.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf, Practice, Lessons

  Harvey Penick, Davis Love III (2012). “Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

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• I learn teaching from teachers. I learn golf from golfers. I learn winning from coaches.

  Harvey Penick

  Sports, Teacher, Teaching

  Harvey Penick, Davis Love III (2012). “Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf”, p.117, Simon and Schuster

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• A golfer rarely needs to hit a spectacular shot until the one that preceded it was pretty bad.

  Harvey Penick

  Needs, Golfers, Shots

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• In my opinion, no young player can develop his or her game to its highest potential if he or she rides around the course in a golf cart.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf, Player, Games

  Harvey Penick (2011). “Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf”, p.115, Simon and Schuster

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• Looking up is the biggest alibi ever invented to explain a terrible shot. By the time you look up, you've already made the mistake.

  Harvey Penick

  Mistake, Looks, Look Up

  Harvey Penick, Davis Love III (2012). “Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf”, p.28, Simon and Schuster

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• A good putter is a match for anyone. A bad putter is a match for no one.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf

  Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake (2015). “The Wisdom of Harvey Penick”, p.31, Simon and Schuster

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• Make a game out of practice, you're still a child at heart

  Harvey Penick

  Children, Heart, Practice

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• A pretty girl will always have the toughest time learning to play golf, because every man wants to give her lessons.

  Harvey Penick

  Girl, Golf, Men

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• No matter how poorly you play, there is always someone you can beat. No matter how well you play, there is always someone who can beat you.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf, Play, Matter

  Harvey Penick (2011). “The Game for a Lifetime: More Lessons and Teachings”, p.73, Simon and Schuster

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• You don't lose your swing between the ninth green and the tenth tee, and you don't lose your swing from one day to the next. If you think you do, something is going on that you don't understand. A diary might help explain it to you.

  Harvey Penick

  Thinking, Swings, One Day

  Harvey Penick (2011). “And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Furthur Reflections of a Grown Caddie”, p.139, Simon and Schuster

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• Never try a shot you haven't practised.

  Harvey Penick

  Golf, Trying, Shots

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• I see things written about the golf swing that I can't believe will work except by accident .

  Harvey Penick

  Believe, Golf, Swings

  Harvey Penick, Davis Love III (2012). “Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf”, p.22, Simon and Schuster

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• I compare the pressure of a golf shot with making an extra point in basketball. The player starts from a full stop, and that rim doesn't move.

  Harvey Penick

  Basketball, Moving, Golf

  Harvey Penick, Davis Love III (2012). “Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf”, p.114, Simon and Schuster

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