Tony Lema Quotes

The rewards of golf, and of life too I expect, are worth very little if you don't play the game by the etiquette as well as by the rules.

The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win.

I think golf can be one of those places where we act and we hope that people act as we would like them to act all the time.

I wrote to Mr. McEnroe, Senior. I said: "Here is the sentence once written by the immortal Bobby Jones. I thought you might like to have it done in needlepoint and mounted in a suitable frame to hang over Little John's bed. It says, The rewards of golf - and of life, too, I expect - are worth very little if you don't play the game by the etiquette as well as by the rules." I never heard from Mr. McEnroe, Senior. I can only conclude that the letter went astray.

In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.

Golf is a game not just of manners but of morals.

Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules.

That's the difference between golf and many other sports. You go to some other sporting events, they just leave you or give you the cold shoulder and move on.

I always knew I wanted to play golf and go to college. I try hard to be a positive role model, especially on the golf course. I try to carry myself well, and don't do anything outrageous. I try to play the game like a gentleman and give everyone respect. That's how the game should be played.

Just as the common law derives from ancient precedents - judges' decisions - rather than statutes, baseball's codes are the game's distilled mores. Their unchanged purpose is to show respect for opponents and the game. In baseball, as in the remainder of life, the most important rules are unwritten. But not unenforced.

If we are to preserve the integrity of golf as left to us by our forefathers, it is up to all of us to carry on the true spirit of the game.

If your opponent is playing several shots in vain attempts to extricate himself from a bunker, do not stand near him and audibly count his strokes. It would be justifiable homicide if he wound up his pitiable exhibition by applying his niblick to your head.

Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman.

The English gentleman is a combination of silence, courtesy, dignity, sport, newspapers and honesty.

Golf is a game of integrity. And golf is a game of forgiveness. I think the high standards of golf remind people of how lucky they are, or how fortunate they are, to be able to play the game.

But I think the guys are very happy to accommodate the people and that's part of golf in general.

I love the way the game of golf is lived and played in Scotland. I always have.

That is what I love about golf, you can go play somewhere where all the greats have played.

There are a lot of players who fiddle around with their towel in your shot or they get up out of their chair to see if a ball's on when you're about to play your shot.

As we all know, the concept of the gimme putt is anathema to the PGA Tour.

Golf is a game with morals. There's always an opportunity to be a scoundrel. That's why it's a gentleman's game.

You can always tell the golfer who's winning: he's the one who keeps telling his opponent that it's only a game.

Caddies are a breed of their own. If you shoot 66, they say, "Man, we shot 66!" But go out and shoot 77, and they say "Hell, he shot 77!"

Golf requires only a few simple Rules and Regulations to guide the players in the true nature of its sporting appeal. The spirit of the game is its own referee.

I never kick my ball in the rough or improve my lie in a sand trap. For that I have a caddie.