Top 100 Tiger Woods Quotes
#1. Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.
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#2. I miss hanging out with my friends, getting in a little trouble. I have to be so guarded now.
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#3. Golf is fluid. It's always changing. It's always evolving. First of all, you never master it.
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#4. Golf has made me and shaped me into the person I am here today.
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#6. You're going to make mistakes. The key is to learn from them as fast as possible and make changes as soon as you can. That's not always easy to do because ego and pride get in the way, but you have to put all that aside and look at the big picture.
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#7. So I tried to activate my glutes as best I could, in between, but ... they never stayed activated.
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#8. 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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#9. I'm not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I'm trying.
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#12. I'd like to share my experiences and the lessons I've learned and hopefully create some amazing, fun courses.
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#13. If you're lucky to have three close people in your life, you're blessed.
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#15. I don't believe that human beings can achieve ultimate enlightenment, because humans have flaws.
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#16. Well, you know, a lot of people look at the negative things, the things that they did wrong and - which I do. But I like to stress on the things I did right, because there are certain things that I like to look at from a positive standpoint that are just positive reinforcement.
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#17. I really miss a lot of my friends out there.
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#18. 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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#19. You can win all the tournaments you want, but the majors are what you're remembered for. It's how you're measured as a champion in our sport. The majors are where it's at.
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#20. I'm aware if I'm playing at my best I'm tough to beat. And I enjoy that.
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#21. It is technology. They all changed to a harder golf ball, so they gave up spinning on the greens. They all changed to longer drivers, bigger heads with hotter faces and lighter shafts. The problem is, the harder you hit it, the more control you lose.
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#22. We have a lot of fun every year, and I really enjoy being part of junior golf and the development of these players.
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#24. 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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#25. I think life is all about having a balance, and trying to find equilibrium and not getting things one way or the other.
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#27. The amount of meetings I've been in - people would be shocked. But that's how you gain experience, how you can gain knowledge, being in meetings and participating. You learn and grow.
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#28. I do plan to return to golf one day, I just don't know when that day will be.
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#29. I think the golf swing is all about rotation, all about trying to keep the club on plane.
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#32. I want to say to each of you, simply, and directly, I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in.
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#33. I don't know if I even have an aura, man. I just try to win.
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#34. 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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#35. 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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#36. I've been in some seriously bad places playing golf and it's just part of the game. You're going to hit bad shots, you're going to be in bad spots, and each course, when you learn it, you learn where not to go.
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#37. The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.'
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#38. Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions.
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#39. If you're not nervous, it means you don't care.
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#40. I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated.
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#41. Everyone knows what the Masters is, even if you're a non-golfer. People know what Wimbledon is. They know what the Super Bowl is. There are certain events that people just know about.
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#42. My goal is to remain healthy my entire career, and a healthy diet seems like a good start.
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#43. As you all know, I'm kind of a perfectionist.
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#44. Hopefully I'll continue to have the success I've had.
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#45. I'm looking at a place on the coast, ... I was born next to the ocean and I'd like to live next to the ocean.
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#46. I like the idea of being a role model. It's an honor.
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#47. I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled, and thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.
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#48. If you gone come in second, you're just the first loser!
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#49. I stopped living according to my core values. I knew what I was doing was wrong but thought only about myself and thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to.
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#50. To have the opportunity to complete the slam at the Open at St Andrews, the home of golf, is something I will never ever forget.
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#52. I don't see myself as the 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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#53. I've done some pretty bad things in my life.
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#54. 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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#55. I wake up every day and I can't wait to go to work, and that's a gift. Not too many people have the opportunity to feel that way.
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#58. 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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#59. I made my share of mistakes. People can look at that as what not to do, and if they choose to make fun of it, that's fine. I can't control that. All I know is that I can control myself. And at that point in my life, I wasn't even able to do that.
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#60. My kid is not going to wear a flat bill.
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#61. 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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#62. I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife's family, my friends, my foundation and kids all around the world who admired me.
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#64. If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?
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#65. You have to look at the past in order to learn from it and move on. I've done a lot of reflecting over the past year. And certainly, I've turned the corner and am looking more toward the future in a lot of ways.
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#66. As a kid when I was growing up, as any kid, you think you know every thing and I was no different to that.
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#67. Golf is evolving, every day, every shot.
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#68. I'd gotten away from my Buddhism. And I quit meditating.
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#69. 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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#70. I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children.
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#71. 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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#72. Michael left because of the Bulls' management, not because he'd lost his love of playing the game.
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#73. 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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#74. Seve was one of the most talented and exciting golfers to ever play the game. His creativity and inventiveness on the golf course may never be surpassed. His death came much too soon.
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#76. I don't just want to be the best black player or the best Asian player. I want to be the best golfer ever.
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#77. I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces.
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#78. No matter how you play the golf course, no matter how well you play, you're going to have to make 6 and 8 footers for par. It's just a given here.
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#79. Education is a priority over any sport because without a mind you can't contribute to society.
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#80. All I can say is that I'm getting married in the future. I've narrowed it down to that.
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#81. One of the things my dad kept instilling in me was the joy of the game. He made it fun for me. A lot of the time I see kids that don't enjoy being out there and that's a shame; you're supposed to enjoy the game.
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#82. I lost my ability to will things to happen.
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#83. I think that in itself, if you're a true golfer, you'll see specific things you need to work on. Much cheaper than private lessons.
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#84. A pre-putt routine helps you stay nice and relaxed so you can make the best stroke possible.
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#85. It was a mixed bag pretty much all week. A lot of really, really good stuff out there, some mediocre and some bad.
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#86. All that really matters is I have two beautiful kids, and I'm trying to be the best dad I can possibly be, and that's the most important thing of all.
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#87. Golf is something I do selfishly for myself.
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#88. I can play a power game, but I also have the ability to step it up to another level and hit shots even further on call.
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#89. My dad once told me: no matter what anyone says or writes, really, none of those people have to hit your four- foot putt.You have to go do it yourself.
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#90. To be able to hold all four majors - the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA - all concurrently I think is the Grand Slam. But a lot of people have a different opinions on that. People think you have to win it in the same calendar year.
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#91. I'm lucky to have been able to represent different companies over my career.
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#92. I really don't feel like playing anymore.
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#93. 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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#94. I started changing my swing in late 1999.
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#96. There are golfers everywhere who may never get a chance to play a links course in Scotland, a tree-lined course in America or the sand belts of Australia. Hopefully I can bring some of those elements into their backyards.
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#97. I look at a streak as I don't lose - literally.
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#98. I'm going to try to keep getting better.
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#99. And I don't cook, either. Not as long as they still deliver pizza.
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#100. I did envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course.
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