Arnold Palmer quotes

Arnold Palmer was an American professional golfer and one of the most charismatic figures in the sport’s history. His aggressive style of play and engaging personality helped popularize golf around the world. He became a beloved icon, earning the nickname “The King” and inspiring generations of fans. Here are 24 of his quotes:

The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.

Arnold Palmer

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.

Arnold Palmer

Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.

Arnold Palmer

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

Arnold Palmer

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.

Arnold Palmer

The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.

Arnold Palmer

I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

Arnold Palmer

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

Arnold Palmer

You must play boldly to win.

Arnold Palmer

Putting is like wisdom - partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience.

Arnold Palmer

I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either.

Arnold Palmer

Had I not become a professional golfer, I think I would have pursued some type of career in aviation.

Arnold Palmer

What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do.

Arnold Palmer

My grandson Sam Saunders has been playing golf since he could hold a club and I spent a lot of time with him over the years. Like my father taught me, I showed him the fundamentals of the game and helped him make adjustments as he and his game matured over the years.

Arnold Palmer

Every day I play golf, that's my goal. To break 70 the other way. To shoot 70 or better.

Arnold Palmer

I try to deign golf courses that are individual in character and individual in their own standing.

Arnold Palmer

I think I've heard somebody say that I was a well-dressed golfer. I guess that has something to do with the fact that a lot of people who play golf don't dress very well.

Arnold Palmer

Everyone I built a course for thinks they have the best golf course in the world and I'm very pleased and proud of that.

Arnold Palmer

I never quit trying. I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

Arnold Palmer

Golf challenges you mentally at any age, and when you become my age, it's a challenge physically to try to make your game work as well as it ever did. That's close to impossible, but that doesn't keep you from trying to hit the ball where you used to hit it and make the putts you used to make all the time.

Arnold Palmer

To me, wearing glasses is no pleasure, but once I conceded that I simply couldn't properly judge distance without them, I began to experiment. I tried glasses and found them uncomfortable. I switched to contact lenses, and they also bothered me.

Arnold Palmer