Golf Quotes - Page 67

I didn't realize at the moment exactly what I had done...I only realized the enormity of it when I walked into the press room and got a long standing ovation.It wasn't until I came out of my daze that I began to appreciate my accomplishment.

The best stroked putt in a lifetime does not bring the aesthetic satisfaction of a perfectly hit wood or iron shot. There is nothing to match the whoosh and soar, the almost magical flight of a beautifully hit drive or 5-iron.

I think dates considered super corny and cheesy - whether it's going bowling or miniature golf or something where you can be competitive and just have fun with each other - those always make the most memorable dates!

I didn't know much about golf growing up.

I want to be best golfer in the world. But I feel like golf is not everything in my life, but I want to keep doing it, keep working hard, do the best I can on the tour and give back to the tour.

You know golf is very lonely. When I'm in the States, I feel like if I just think about Taiwan, my friends, my fans, I won't feel like I'm alone.

With Tiger Woods, you know everyone is watching. But I think interest in women's golf is getting better too.

I'm very excited every time I'm at Augusta National. It's such a beautiful and fabulous golf course.

In golf, it's almost impossible to be perfect on each shot; that's the fun and challenge of golf.

[On golf:] One of the most distressing defects of civilization.

Cursed be the hand that made these fatal holes.

The great thing about this game is that the bad days are wonderful.

Golf is like life in a lot of ways - All the biggest wounds are self-inflicted.

In fishing, golf and gardening, if you don't have a healthy tolerance for your own ineptitude, then it isn't for you.

On the course, what is feared is like a magnet. Water, bunkers, trees, ravines, high grass - whatever you fear turns magnetic.

I think golfers get over-concerned about results. Enjoy the process: enjoy the opportunity to play.

Apart from golf, it was a great week.

People who watch their weight, golf scores, and fuel bills seem to shun quantitative evaluation of their investment management skills although it involves the most important client in the world-themselves.

Hurry up Gene, I got a date tonight.

I'm a horrible golfer.

I think we have arrived at the stage where we are making it too complicated. I know guys who can't play two rounds before running to their teachers.

Dr. Parent has been a great influence on my mental game. ZEN GOLF is the best book at connecting golf and the mind together. It's for everyone, it really helps, and you're really going to enjoy it.

The people who know me, the people who see the passion I have for this game and the respect for it, they know that I don't cut any corners in the way I approach golf.

Whether you are a skater or a dancer, without sounding narcissistic, it is all about looking in the mirror. Where I used to practice in New York City, there was a mirror so you could actually watch yourself skate. And nowadays my golf teacher will film me swinging so I can see what I am doing. Having looked first at myself and my own body for so long as one does as a dancer and a skater, it was so natural to do fashion.

I know the joy of skating on a clear cold day. I know the joy of getting off a perfect drive in golf. I know the delight of a fine meal after a long walk. These are real and wholesome, but all of them put together can not approach the thrill of ridding yourself of fear!