You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank.
Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones, Jr. (1902-1971) American amateur golfer, lawyer
(Attributed)
On penalizing himself a stroke in a national championship golf match. Jones had driven his ball into the woods where, out of sight of the others, he'd accidently moved it while setting up his next shot. He lost the match by that stroke.
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Jones, Bobby
The main idea in golf as in life, I suppose, is to learn to accept what cannot be altered, and to keep on doing one’s own reasoned and resolute best whether the prospect be bleak or rosy.
Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones, Jr. (1902-1971) American amateur golfer, lawyer
Golf Is My Game (1960)
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