3. • He is regarded by many experts as one of the best golfers in the history of the sport.
He had many personal achievements and awards were bestowed on him from all
over the globe.
LESSONS:
• He is known for his dedication to the principle of
excellence, a set of impeccable values, and the
importance of quality.
4. • His physical fitness and health is
very important to him. He
exercises and meditates daily to
keep a healthy and balanced
body and mind.
• He has developed a business
empire stretching across the
globe.
• The foundation he initiated
provides quality education for
underprivileged children and
strengthens impoverished
communities plagued by disease
and crime. The foundation has
raised $50 m on four continents.
5. 1. Change is the price of survival.
2. Everything in business is
negotiable, except quality.
3. A promise made is a debt
incurred.
4. For all we take in life we must pay.
5. Persistence and common sense
are more important than
intelligence.
6. The fox fears not the man who
boasts by night but the man who
rises early in the morning.
6. 7. Accept the advice of the man who
loves you, though you like it not at
present.
8. Trust instinct to the end, though you
cannot render any reason.
9. The heights of great men reached and
kept were not attained by sudden
flight, but that while their companions
slept were toiling upward in the night.
10. There is no substitute for personal
contact.
7. WORDS OF WISDOM:
• “The harder I practice, the luckier I get.”
• “The harder you work, the luckier you get.”
• “The more I practice, the luckier I get.”
• “We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
• “I try to work with God as a partner.”
• "I think it's important to work on strength of mind, patience and
gratitude,"
• “Simply by making the effort to start something, you will be miles
ahead of almost everyone else.”
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Player
http://garyplayer.com/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240531119035202045764820827
53114232.html
http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/myshot_gd0210
http://www.compleatgolfer.co.za/magazine/legends-of-golf/gary-
player-golf-legend/
http://www.amazon.com/Gary-Player/e/B001IYZ8C2
http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/hof/member.php?member=1093