Tiger Woods Quotes
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I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for – getting paid for doing what you love.
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The thing you don't dream about as a kid is all the peripheral stuff that comes with success.
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The key in shooting any good round is to give yourself some chances and, tomorrow, if my swinging is feeling any good, I'll have some chances. But, if it's not, then I'll have to give myself those 15- to 20-footers and hope I can make those.
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St. Andrews by far is my favorite golf course in the world. It's where the game all started, it's why we have 18 holes instead of 22 and I think the history behind St. Andrews is amazing. There is no other golf course in the world that can say that every great player who has ever played the game has played that golf course.
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For many my behavior has been a major disappointment, my behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners, and everyone involved in my business, but most importantly to the young people we influence, I apologize.
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Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.
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In retrospect, golf for me was an apparent attempt to emulate the person I looked up to more than anyone: my father. He was instrumental in helping me develop the drive to achieve, but his role, as well as my mother's, was one of support and guidance, not interference.
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Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.
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Golf is a great way for someone to learn discipline, responsibility and sportsmanship.?
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You can play from the wrong position for a long time with good hands, but eventually it's going to catch up with you.
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I think, one thing that I've really come to appreciate about my parents as I've got older is you know, how wise they really were. As a kid when I was growing up, as any kid, you think you know every thing and I was no different to that. I had different opinions on a lot of different things then them but the way they raised me, in hindsight, they were right.
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I chase a little white ball around and work on my farmer tan, that's about it. I think that I've been lucky enough to represent some great companies, and I think maybe that's what it is.
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Don't force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It's the child's desire to play that matters, not the parent's desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun.
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I've had the luxury of playing golf around the world, and I've spent a lot of time evaluating how to play all kinds of courses.
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Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions.
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A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand out because of his height.
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It provides a different type of element and mental strain athletes love. That's what makes the game of golf so special.
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You've got to figure out what works best for you. That's the hard part. I know I can't play as stoic as Hogan, and I can't talk as much as Trevino. You have to be your own person.
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People thought it was asinine for me to change my swing after I won the Masters by 12 shots. ... Why would you want to change that? Well, I thought I could become better. If I play my best, I'm pretty tough to beat. I'd like to play my best more frequently, and that's the whole idea. That's why you make changes. I thought I could become more consistent.
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Under pressure, you can win with your mind.
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The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today...There is no such thing as a setback. The lessons I learn today I will apply tomorrow, and I will be better.
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My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely ever called me Tiger. I would ask him, 'Why don't you ever call me Tiger?' He says, 'Well, you look more like a Sam.
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In order to help people, you have to first learn how to help yourself.
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The biggest thing is to have a mind-set and a belief you can win every tournament going in.