Patrick McCormick > Quotes

“In its simplest form, meditation is an ongoing process in our mind where we try to remain focused in a world where we are constantly barraged with distraction.”
― Patrick McCormick, Zen and the Art of Disc Golf

“No matter how close you are to the basket, you should always drop your bag, or hand full of discs, and give full attention. Many 2-3 foot putts are missed because a player is in a hurry and fails to drop his bag. Many shots are missed in life because we fail to drop our baggage and give full concentration to our true goals.”
― Patrick McCormick, Zen and the Art of Disc Golf

“There are, strictly speaking, no enlightened people, there is only enlightened activity.” - Shunryu Suzuki”
― Patrick McCormick, Zen and the Art of Disc Golf

“I don't have to fight. I don't have to survive. I can chose a new thing: to live”
― Patrick McCormick

“The smell of the seasons The taste of your food The feeling of cool wind on your cheek The beautiful flight of a single plastic disc The sound of chains ring Like Tibetan singing bowls Echoing through the woods This is heaven”
― Patrick McCormick, The Complete Zen Disc Golf: Contains two books: Zen & The Art of Disc Golf AND Discs & Zen PLUS A Bonus Chapter

“If success was always instant and easy, everyone would be successful, and there would be no pride in achievement.”
― Patrick McCormick, Zen and the Art of Disc Golf

“many purposes; at home, you have one purpose, and at work another. Think about what you want. On the disc golf course, it is a low”
― Patrick McCormick, The Complete Zen Disc Golf: Contains two books: Zen & The Art of Disc Golf AND Discs & Zen PLUS A Bonus Chapter

“How you act and play disc golf is a direct extension of who you are in relationships, business, and life.”
― Patrick McCormick, Zen and the Art of Disc Golf