Ken Venturi quotes

“After you have the basics down it's all mental.”

“All of us have an inner clock, a certain pace at which we function most comfortably and effectively.”

“I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.”

“I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone.”

“My father always said excuses are the crutches for the untalented.”

“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.'”

“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 easier than giving some long, drawn-out answer.”

“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.”

“Sometimes you try to make it happen instead of just letting it happen.”

“The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.”

“There are two great rules of life:
1) Never tell everything at once.”

“Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.”