The Secret of Golf Quotes

“When it comes to golf, Scottish people are famously reserved, undemonstrative, difficult to impress. Golf is like church in Scotland, church like golf.”
― Joe Posnanski, The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus

“But visualization is one thing. Being brutally honest means expecting bad shots. Because the reality is you will hit a lot of bad shots. The secret is to move on from those bad shots, and the way to do that is to be ready for them.”
― Joe Posnanski, The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus

“Perhaps more than any other sport, golf focuses pressure on the player. There are no time constraints, as there are in other sports. Your competitors are not allowed to hinder you, as they are in other sports. The pressure originates in yourself; it builds from doubts. A two-foot putt on the practice green doesn’t spark many doubts. A two-foot putt to win a bet or a tournament or a Masters is another thing entirely.”
― Joe Posnanski, The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus

“Golfers, even the best golfers, tend to think simple thoughts. It is a misconception many of us have about successful people, in all fields, from the best writers to surgeons to physicists, that they are lost in complications, pondering thoughts that would stagger our minds. At times, that’s probably true, but much of what successful people think about is relentlessly simple, building blocks that lead to the complex things.”
― Joe Posnanski, The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus