Tiger Woods Quotes
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In order to hit a good golf shot at that moment in time when you're standing over the ball, you must believe that golf shot is the most important things in your life.
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My mother was right when she said that turning pro would take away my youth.
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I've exceeded a few of my goals, but I'm behind on a couple of others.
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One of the things that my parents have taught me is never listen to other people's expectations. You should live your own life and live up to your own expectations, and those are the only things I really care about it.
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People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.
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I love to compete. That's the essence of who I am.
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I probably will have to become more political down the road when my playing days are done, because I'm going to have to have the support of others to grow my foundation.
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It's ok to fail. Failing does not shape your personality; it's how you react upon your failure. Do you dust yourself off and mope or do you dust yourself off and come back stronger the next time? Eventually you will win. It may not happen the next time, it may take a little time but you will win in the end.
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Talent is something you are born with, and a skill is something you develop. 99% of what you need to succeed in golf are skills
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I wanted to. I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.
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When things go right and you test properly and you find equipment that's better than what you were playing, then you can do some pretty neat things on the golf course.
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If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about.
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I don't see myself a Great Black Hope. I'm just a golfer who happens to be black and Asian. It doesn't matter whether they're white, black, brown or green.
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The majority of my blood is Asian.
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When you look at all of the great players who ever played the game, they all had that other gear that they could go to, and it makes a world of difference.
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I was living a life of a lie. And I was doing a lot of things, that hurt a lot of people. And stripping away denial and rationalization you start coming to the truth of who you really are and that can be very ugly.
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My dad used to say, 'Just because you dress up in a coat and tie, it doesn't influence your intelligence.'
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Tiger, come on now, you've still got work to do. This round and golf tournament are not over. Hang in there and finish the race.
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My mother's a Buddhist. In Buddhism, if you want to achieve enlightenment, you have to do it through meditation and self-improvement through the mind. That's something she's passed on to me: to be able to calm myself down and use my mind as my main asset.
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I don't believe that human beings can achieve ultimate enlightenment, because humans have flaws.
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I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because it's so relaxing, so quiet and peaceful. I mean, there's no noise other than nature - and it's so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind.
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Buddhism teaches that a craving for things outside ourselves causes an unhappy and pointless search for security. It teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint. Obviously I lost track of what I was taught.
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My goal is to remain healthy my entire career, and a healthy diet seems like a good start.
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I'm committed to try to make the product the best I possibly can.