Billy Casper quotes:

It's hard to believe a kid hitting golf balls in the cow pastures of New Mexico could have accomplished what I have accomplished.

I had all kinds of allergy problems with certain meats, and with fruits and vegetables with pesticides. So I turned to bear, caribou, venison, hippopotamus, buffalo, elk and moose. Taste-wise, buffalo and elk are tied for first. Not gamy, and loaded with protein. And very expensive, I might add.

My parents were strict and taught me the proper fundamentals that I would use in my life. They taught me commitment to work hard.

When I was in first grade, the kids called me 'fatso.' It hurt, but the way I overcame it was to outrun every kid in the class. So I developed a thick skin, and athletics became my way of performing and being accepted.

I was in the Navy and saw, first-hand, the effects of front-line combat.

I don't care about that. The Green Coat is enough for me.

I never got caught up in playing for history, seeing how many majors I could win, or rewriting the record books. Those are selfish objectives, and the guy who chokes usually does so because he dwells on what it all means to him. I was only worried about my family. And although I had my share of failures, it was never because I choked.

Golf puts a man's character on the anvil and his richest qualities - patience, poise, restraint - to the flame.

I played golf for 25 years before I made a hole-in-one of any kind. I was on the tour for years before it finally happened. Eventually I made 23, but boy, that first one was a long time coming. It was the price I paid for not shooting at every flag.

Golfers are the greatest worriers in the world of sport.

Think ahead. Golf is a next-shot game.

Play every shot so that the next one will be the easiest that you can give yourself.

I learned something very important early on: You accept what happens and move on. In other words, if I hit a bad shot, I can't change it. There is only the next shot. That was a big lesson.

I want to be remembered for having a great love for my fellow man. Because, you know, I do.

If you can help anyone in any way, that is what we are here for. The pinnacle of my life has really been two lives - golf and service to my fellow man.

Try to think where you want to put the ball, not where you don't want it to go.

Like a lot of fellows around here, I have a furniture problem. My chest has fallen into my drawers.

Recently I gave a lecture and a gentleman came to me and asked how I'd like to be remembered, i'd never been asked that before, so I thought for a few seconds. And I said I want to be remembered that I had a great love for my fellow man.