I started flying because I had a fear of it early on. I figured if I learned to fly, I would understand better what was happening and started taking lessons in the late 1950’s, once I had made some money on tour. – Arnold Palmer
I was mixing iced tea and lemonade in my kitchen since as long as I can remember. It wasn’t until some time in the early 1960s that it became associated with me publicly. – Arnold Palmer
I quit flying myself last year and that was difficult for me because I enjoy it as much as playing golf. It was an adjustment sitting in the back of the plane, rather than at the controls, but I’ve grown accustomed to it and enjoy reading a book, doing some work or challenging my wife to a game of dominos. – Arnold Palmer
I think a firm grip helps you control the club and prevents it from turning in your hands. Another thing about feel is, if you make a change in your grip, it takes time for your brain to adapt. – Arnold Palmer
I think I’ve heard somebody say that I was a well-dressed golfer. I guess that has something to do with the fact that a lot of people who play golf don’t dress very well. – Arnold Palmer
I try to deign golf courses that are individual in character and individual in their own standing. – Arnold Palmer
Had I not become a professional golfer, I think I would have pursued some type of career in aviation. – Arnold Palmer
I can’t be casual about losing. I always think I have a chance to win until winning is absolutely impossible. – Arnold Palmer
There is no king of golf. Never has been, never will be. Golf is the most democratic game on Earth… It punishes and exalts us all with splendid equal opportunity. – Arnold Palmer
To me, wearing glasses is no pleasure, but once I conceded that I simply couldn’t properly judge distance without them, I began to experiment. I tried glasses and found them uncomfortable. I switched to contact lenses, and they also bothered me. – Arnold Palmer
Putting is like wisdom – partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience. – Arnold Palmer
I fly my own airplane, and I have since 1960. I rarely fly anywhere other than my own airplane. – Arnold Palmer
I find myself getting associated with a lot of younger people in the game. I still enjoy playing with them, and I think they still enjoy playing with me. As long as I can stay competitive and have fun doing what I’m doing, I guess I’ll keep doing it. – Arnold Palmer
Golf challenges you mentally at any age, and when you become my age, it’s a challenge physically to try to make your game work as well as it ever did. That’s close to impossible, but that doesn’t keep you from trying to hit the ball where you used to hit it and make the putts you used to make all the time. – Arnold Palmer
Every day I play golf, that’s my goal. To break 70 the other way. To shoot 70 or better. – Arnold Palmer
The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done. – Arnold Palmer