A Golfer's Life

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Summary: PALMER DESERVES A STANDING OVATION
Review: All too often the people we admire are those who won the last game, or this year's championship, or the national title for two year's straight. And to be sure, those people have accomplished what we all dream about. Arnold Palmer is a different kind of person. He is more a mentor than a hero, a person we hope our children will model themselves after. Based on A GOLFER'S LIFE, his values are values we aspire to: Persistence, loyalty, knowing what he wants to accomplish, having a caring and happy marriage, and determination - enough to win the fight against cancer and get back on the golf course. Arnold Palmer deserves a standing ovation, even when he does not win at the game. We should all be able to accomplish what Mr. Palmer has in our own fields. I recently read THE 2,000 PERCENT SOLUTION, by Mitchell, Coles and Metz that describes the stalls we face, and put in front of ourselves, that keep us from reaching this level of performance in business and in life. It helps to diagnose your own stalls and then ask yourself questions to get the thinking and doing juices flowing again. It is time to take a lesson from the master: Stop puttering around and learn how to play the game better each time, whatever game you play. And read A GOLFER'S LIFE, it will make you feel good.

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Summary: Self Praise Is No Recommendation
Review: Arnie's book is well-written, entertaining, and great reading. It unveils the nuances that enabled Arnie to be the man who hoisted TV golf on his shoulders and elevated the game to the status it enjoys today. The book is well-balanced in that it reveals Arnie's roots, both golf-wise and developmental, growing-up in Latrobe PA and his conflicted relationship w/his father, Deacon Palmer. Arnold's love of life, fierce competitiveness,and his charsimatic personality are all thoroughly revealed in this terrific book.

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Summary: Arnie's charisma and bold game put golf on the map.
Review: Arnie's book is well-written, entertaining, and great reading. It unveils the nuances that enabled Arnie to be the man who hoisted TV golf on his shoulders and elevated the game to the status it enjoys today. The book is well-balanced in that it reveals Arnie's roots, both golf-wise and developmental, growing-up in Latrobe PA and his conflicted relationship w/his father, Deacon Palmer. Arnold's love of life, fierce competitiveness,and his charsimatic personality are all thoroughly revealed in this terrific book.

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Summary: A great book by the foremost gentleman of golf
Review: Arnold candidly describes his life-long love affair with golf and its great traditions. Even a non-golfer will enjoy his lessons about sportsmanship and life in general. I especially savored the stories about his friendships with the U.S. presidents since Ike. His aviation adventures are surprisingly hair-raising at times. The book shows us why he was named "Sportsman of the Decade" in the 1960s.

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Summary: An Intimate and Captivating Memoir
Review: Arnold Palmer and Jim Dodson have teamed together to create an extraordinarily well-written memoir- a candid narrative of events and anecdotes that captures the emotions and memories of a modern hero in all of his humanity. From this intimate and captivating self-portrait, the reader will find that Palmer's celebrity persists because his courage, forthrightness and nobility will long outlast his athletic prowess.

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Summary: Members of "Arnie's Army" will love this book.
Review: At last a book about the one man who did more to change and elevate the game of golf to the status of a super sport. Arnie speaks candidly of his life, both the highs and lows and everything in between. This is a must read for all fans of golf, especially those who cherish and respect the game, and the man.

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Summary: A 6 star book.
Review: Better than most books I have read

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Summary: I REALLY DISLIKE AUTOBIOGRAPHIES BUT THIS ONE WAS GOOD!
Review: Biographies by old warriors and old jocks usually are just not that good. This one is different. I have followed Mr. Palmer's career from the start, and after reading this work, felt I knew him much better. It was pure Palmer. The book is well written, informative and actually rather inspiring. As I suspected, I could not find one line in the book to lead me to a different opinion, one I have held for years, that this is a true gentleman. Wish there were more like him in the world of sports today. On the other hand, as hinted at above, Mr. Palmer has been one of my "heros" since I was eight years old or so, so, in my eyes, he could do little wrong, including writing his autobiography. Recommend the read for anyone.

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Summary: A book that must be added to your golfing library
Review: I believe it was Arnold Palmers father that said something to the effect " hit the ball hard, go find it and hit it again." Buy this book, hit it hard, page after page and you will get as much enjoyment out of it as Arnold Palmer has out of playing golf . With his enthusiasm for the game, who knows, he still may win that elusive PGA. Enjoyed the book , lots of fun to read and makes you want to get out on the course and "hit the ball hard."

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Summary: Excellent book, Clarifies and Exemplifies Palmer
Review: I firmly believe that all true golfers will like this book. I am in my twenties and I did not know a lot about the past of golf. This book gave me a feel for what it was like in the 60's and 70's to play golf on the tour. I am glad that I had the chance to read Arnie's book.