Gary Player
Gary Player
Gary Player DMS, OIGis a retired South African professional golfer, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. Over his career, Player accumulated nine major championships on the regular tour and six Champions Tour major championship victories, as well as three Senior British Open Championships on the European Senior Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors, known as the career...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth1 November 1935
CityJohannesburg, South Africa
I think that if people would be willing to grow some of their own food or eat locally grown organic foods on a regular basis we could significantly decrease the amount of harmful chemicals we pump into our soil every day.
I got so strong I felt like a giant.....When I stood on the tee with Arnold and Jack, I was tiny compared to them. But I never believed they were bigger than me. So the mind is so fascinating.
If there's a golf course in heaven, I hope it's like Augusta National. I just don't want an early tee time.
The closer you can live to being a vegetarian the better.
When you play the game for fun, it's fun. When you play it for a living, it's a game of sorrows.
I've studied golf for almost 50 years now and know a hell of a lot about nothing.
The more I practise, the luckier I become
The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, There's a star. The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, I said, Superstar. I feel the same way about Tiger Woods.
I wish I could put a patent on that thing. That was so straight I had to lean over sideways to see the flag!
The player who expects a lesson to 'take' without subsequent practice just isn't being honest with himself or fair to his professional.
When travelling, I make a point of eating a proper diet no matter where I am in the world. It is getting much easier to eat a vegetarian or vegan based diet.
Wind is part of the British Open. It is an examination and it took me a long time to pass the examination. Eighty per cent of the fellows out there have not passed the test.
That loss was to breed an independence, a toughness of spirit, and an awareness of adversity and discipline that have never left me,.
If you think your hands are more important in your golf swing than your legs, try walking a hole on your hands.