The Grand Slam Quotes

“No virtue in this world is so oft rewarded as perseverance.”
― Mark Frost, The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf

“learn the trade, not the tricks of the trade.”
― Mark Frost, The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf

“Our modern perception of "amateur" suggests someone who does something poorly or with a lack of professionalism, but the Latin root of the word "amateur" is amor, someone who pursues a pastime out of love. Bobby embraced his amateurism as more than a label; it defined him as thoroughly as "professional" described Hagen. Fate had not tapped on Jones only to send him out on the road nine months a year with a bunch of scruffy nomads chasing penny-ante purses in half-assed tournaments. He wanted a life centered in Atlanta as part of a community, a solid wage earner supporting his wife and children and family.”
― Mark Frost, The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf