More Quotes by Ken Venturi
My father always said excuses are the crutches for the untalented.
The hardest thing in golf is trying to two-putt when you have to, because your brain isn't wired that way. You're accustomed to trying to make putts, and when you change that mind-set, your brain short-circuits, especially under pressure.
Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.
Sometimes you try to make it happen instead of just letting it happen.
Retirement isn't so bad. Give me a tall drink, a plush sofa and a rerun of 'Matlock,' and you can have the rest. Matlock is my hero. He never loses.
My father was a man of few words.
People thought I was cocky because I didn't talk much. When I first turned pro, reporters asked me who was going to win. I'd say, 'I am' because it was the easier than giving some long, drawn-out answer.
When my father spoke, it was to say something meaningful.
The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.
My father taught me that the easiest thing to do was to quit. He'd say, 'It doesn't take any talent to do that.'
