Get the Quote of the Day from Bob Hope
I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it’s silly to let the game get to you. When I miss a shot I just think what a beautiful day it is. And what pure fresh air I’m breathing. Then I take a deep breath. I have to do that. That’s what gives me the strength to break the club.
"Golf is my real profession. Entertainment is just a sideline. I tell jokes to pay my greens fees."
"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf."
"(Wife) Dolores says there are days when I’m closer to shooting my weight than my age."
"If I'm on the course and lightning starts, I get inside fast. If God wants to play through, let him."
"I never kick my ball in the rough or improve my lie in a sand trap. For that I have a caddie."
"Golf is a funny game. It's done much for health, and at the same time has ruined people by robbing them of their peace of mind. Look at me, I'm the healthiest idiot in the world."
"Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens."
"Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens."
"A photographer kept shooting me every time I swung. I was very flattered until I found out he was from Field and Stream."
"(Arnold Palmer) told me how I could cut eight strokes off my score - skip one of the par 3s."
"I once showed Pat Bradley my swing and said, 'What do I do next?' Pat replied, 'Wait till the pain dies down.'"
"Golf is a hard game to figure. One day you will go out and slice it and shank it, hit into all the traps and miss every green. The next day you go out and, for no reason at all, you really stink."
"Whenever I play with him (President Ford), I usually try to make it a foursome - the President, myself, a paramedic and a faith healer."
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