Exemplification Essay: The Inspirational Golf A Sport Of Life

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Golf is one of the most popular sports of all time, and throughout its history, many players have managed to become icons for the rest of us not only through their amazing games, but through their words of wisdom that can be applied in golf and in life as well. After all, this is a sport of the body and the mind, and to have success in it you need to think healthy and to ambition yourself to thrive even when the times are hard.
We start our list of inspirational golf quotes with this gem coming from the great Bobby Jones. He practically tells us that it's better to focus on the losses in your life than in your successes, because when you win, it means you knew what you were doing, but when you lost, you have to analize why it happened to avoid …show more content…

After all, luck doesn't exist, and if it does it won't come looking for you, but rather you have to look for it.
Everyone makes their own luck, therefore only through hard work will you get lucky and win in your battles, no matter their nature.
This piece of advice from Ben Hogan should remain imprinted in your head, and you should base all your actions on it. Rather than dwelling in the past or overthinking the present, you should look into the future and think about what will happen next depending on your actions, and think about your goals and how you can reach them.
From Sam Snead's quote you have to learn that taking a risk in life, no matter if it's in a game of golf, your career, or even love, while it might scare you, you don't have to let fear rule you, otherwise there is no chance for you to advance in life.
Take your chances and do what you want, aim for the highest "mountains" and try to climb them, because even if you fail, you can try again, and from failure you can learn and grow. Therefore, don't let the fear of failure or rejection rule you, because you will achieve nothing from

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