You don't have to go to church to be spiritual, but there are certain times in your life that you know there is a presence of something very spiritual.
From Tom Watson
When you come off that last hole and you've just finished a good round of golf, life is good. When you come off that last hole and you messed it up through four or five holes and just played a lousy round of golf, it's just not a very good day. It just isn't.
I've said many times, 'You learn to win through not liking to lose.' And that's what I mean by learning how to win.
I didn't learn how to swing a golf club until late in my career. And even though I won all those tournaments, I still struggled with consistency, and I relied on my strengths, which were hitting the ball long and high, and I could chip and putt with the best of 'em.
My father wasn't a hard guy. He was a well-liked guy. He had a lot of compassion about things in life. There were rules, but there was also flexibility within those rules. He didn't push me when it came to golf: he just taught me the right way to play the game.
Golf is a game of ego, but it is also a game of integrity: the most important thing is you do what is right when no one is looking.
I played team sport as a kid and loved it. I played basketball and football throughout high school into college in the intramurals and I loved it. There was nothing like a team.
If a course needs to be in great condition to be played effectively, then the design strategy is flawed.
Golf will grow so long as it's fun.
We tournament golfers are much overrated. We get paid to much.
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