I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play a shot instead of wondering where your next bad shot is coming from.
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.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
I don't worry about the last shot or the next shot. I concentrate. Every shot gets a clean slate. And when a shot is over, I wipe it out absolutely. Tell a joke or something. If you worry about how you looked, how well you did, you'll go insane.
There is nothing better than getting shot at and missed. It's really great.
I mean, one shot you treat like you have forty little matches instead of one forty shot match. It makes all the difference in the world. It's easier to just forget about a not so good shot.
Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.
Why hit a conservative shot? When you miss it, you are in just as much trouble as when you miss a bold one.
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
When you are caught with a big shot, you don't really feel it. It's like being in a car crash, and maybe your arm has been ripped off... it is only when you look down at it that you realise it has happened.