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It's been 18 months since I won on the European Tour and to win the flagship event, I could not have asked for any more.
Golf course architects make me sick. They can't play themselves, so they rig the courses so nobody else can play either.
Make the basic shot-making decision early, clearly and firmly, and then ritualize all the necessary acts of preparation.
Unless it's a dead-straight short putt, you should focus on a spot somewhere along the line you want to roll the ball on.
There's a lot of great people out here, I just appreciate it and hope everybody has had fun because I've enjoyed my ride.
Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I've played the game for 40 years and I still haven't the slightest idea how to play.
People, in whatever walk of life, would be surprised if they just gave themselves a chance by believing in what they are.
There are only two types of player-those who keep their nerves under control and win championships, and those who do not.
Jones is the greatest golfer who ever lived and probably ever will live. That's my goal. Bobby Jones. It's the only goal.
I always felt that I would rather be out fishing or home with my family than at some cocktail party with a group of VIPs.
I don't know the traffic regulations of every city I get to either, but I manage to drive through without being arrested.
I really enjoy what little time I have at home. The golf course and practice facilities are perfect and so close to home!
When you're the best, and you know you're the best, and your contemporaries know you're the best, that's a terrific edge.
Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you don't see them going abroad. It's so expensive to travel.
The difference between now and when I played during my younger days is my drives are shorter and my short game is longer.
When I got my tour card I cried. When I got my first win - and my first pay check - I cried. All these things make me cry.
My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain't fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson.
Golf is like hunting and fishing. What counts is the companionship and fellowship of friends, not what you catch or shoot.
When the British Open is in Scotland, there's something special about it. And when it's at St. Andrews, it's even greater.
You can be a guy who won 18 majors, but that doesn't mean you'll be a great Ryder Cupper. That's the rarest golf there is.
If Jack Nicklaus had to play my tee shots, he couldn't break 80. He'd be a pharmacist with a string of drugstores in Ohio.
You know, my joints don't feel sore as much, I digest food a lot better, my hands feel less swollen so I feel really good.
I believe that anybody with Mandela's capacity to endure hardship and then forgive is a born leader and example to us all.
I think if you are going to base your whole life on what you do on the golf course, you are up for a lot of ups and downs.
He may have gone to bed three hours ago, but he knows who he is playing. You can rest assured that he hasn't slept a wink.
My son's 18, 142 pounds and hits it 40 (yards) by me. Instead of to the pin, he's lasering the distance between me and him.
I've always said golf can be a turn-off - all those middle-aged men in bad jumpers. I want to be a bit more of a character.
Over the first three rounds you're playing the course. In the final round, if you're in contention, you're playing the man.
The hardest weeks for me are when I get to a course that I've never been to before or one that has been through a redesign.
If it wasn't for golf, I don't know what I'd be doing. If my IQ had been two points lower, I'd have been a plant somewhere.
There is an old saying: if a man comes home with sand in his cuffs and cockleburs in his pants, don't ask him what he shot.
At the end of the day, the only thing I can do is keep working on it, keep giving myself chances, and it's going to happen.
I don't believe there is anything like a natural golf swing. A golf swing is an unnatural thing, and it has to be developed.
The US Open flag eliminates a lot of players. Some players just weren't meant to win the US Open. Quite often, they know it.
You get the kids today into the sport, and then they can't get to the "next level." I mean, come on, that's a bunch of junk.
How you frame an issue shapes how it is viewed by others. Great advocates frame their ideas as problems that need solutions.
Coming down the 18th, your heart's pounding, and the hair is sticking straight up on your arms - there's no feeling like it.
When Nicklaus plays wells well, he wins. When he plays badly, he finishes second. When he plays terribly, he finishes third.
I hit a lot of bad shots, but you just need to laugh about them, be able to have a smile on your face, and just keep moving.
Going to a one-plane swing method has made me a much more consistent player. Even when I'm not on, I never get very far off.
When I play my best golf, I feel as if I'm in a fog, standing back watching the earth in orbit with a golf club in my hands.
You've got a fairly good idea as to what the questions are going to be. But how to record the best answer is another matter.
My dad told me this: You get out of it what you put into it. If you put in effort and log your time, you'll get the results.
I'd like to have a little better relationship with the media. It's just that I don't think the media is comfortable with me.
When you're trying to accomplish lofty goals, and when you're attacking something of great magnitude, you have to have help.
But just like I've always said when people complain about tee times, 'I just want a tee time. Just give me one so I can play.
Worst haircut I've ever seen in my life. And I've had a few bad ones. It looks like he (John Daly) has a divot over each ear.
I adore dogs to the extent I think they are much more important than human beings. I like your dog much more than I like you.
Check the card before you play. If you have a couple of long par 3s, put an extra hybrid in your bag. You'll be glad you did.
I've always lived to seize the moment, to squeeze every drop of expectation out of myself for whatever that moment gives you.