Bobby Jones Quotes

Attention is a little-noticed and underrated mental asset.

You cannot give your full attention to something, and at the same time resist it.

Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.

What is the difference between attention and inattention? What is attention and what is concentration? ...Attention has no centre.

Attention is like energy in that without it no work can be done, and in doing work is dissipated. We create ourselves by how we use this energy. Memories, thoughts and feelings are all shaped by how use it. And it is an energy under control, to do with as we please; hence attention is our most important tool in the task of improving the quality of experience.

My mind is constantly in five different places, but golf is great because it forces you to focus completely and purely on what you're doing.

When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets - He is out of his mind! His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him. He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting- And the need to win drains him of power.

Concentration is that ability to not think about anything.

The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence.

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.

The successful golfers - they're like astronauts or pilots. They have that demeanor that they can focus and stay within that one moment and nothing distracts them. That's not me.

Golf is played between the ears and if you are not 100 percent focused on what you are trying to do, then people will go past you no matter who you are.

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up.

Anytime you put your mind on the results, you lose something in the moment.

The first essential for the child’s development is concentration. The child who concentrates is immensely happy.

All seasoned players know, or at least have felt, that when you are playing your best, you are much the same as in a state of meditation. You are free of tension and chatter. You are concentrating on one thing. It is the ideal condition for good golf.

The mind is easily distracted; it loses its focus and becomes restless. If it is not directed positively, its power will be diffused.

Where your attention goes, you go.

We are defined by how we place our attention.

When I go to the line I'm thinking 'All net.' When I don't think that, I'm likely to miss.

Concentration's like a shower. You don't turn it on until you want to bathe... You don't walk out of the shower and leave it running. You turn it off, you turn it on... It has to be fresh and ready when you need it.

To concentrate intensely for 4 and a half hours, that's too hard for me. Too tiring. I concentrate 'lo maximo' on the 'golpe,' the stroke, but between strokes I'm interacting with the crowd or laughing with my caddie, talking about the spectators, the cute girls.

I never read my press when I was competing. I never got caught up in what I was doing at that moment.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.