From ‘Dirty Harry’ explaining how he saved a life to Cheyenne Woods talking about coping with a famous last name, we present this edition of Quotes of the Week.
From ‘Dirty Harry’ explaining how he saved a life to Cheyenne Woods talking about coping with a famous last name, we present this edition of Quotes of the Week.
I looked in his eyes and saw that look of panic people have when they see their life passing before their eyes. It looked bad. - explaining how he performed the Heimlich maneuver on Steve John, tournament director of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Getty Images)
We are so pleased, and know that Payne would be extremely honored and humbled to be recognized with the prestigious Bob Jones Award. Payne loved the game of golf and sought to live out and promote the same principles of high character, sportsmanship and passion that Bob Jones embodied. - reacting to her late husband (pictured) being named winner of the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the USGA
We’re moving. I don’t think anybody who is on the golf side of the equation is really that pleased with the pace, but there’s no panic. We’re definitely going to be ready for the event. - announcing the Olympic golf course in Brazil will be ready in time for the 2016 Games (Getty Images)
I’m worried about how his back will feel two weeks from now. There are no tricks to the healing trade. I restore function, and he needs to rest and let it heal. That’s a two-week process for Phil Mickelson and everybody else. - quoted by Global Golf Post on the status of Phil Mickelson’s back
No. 1, I want to hear that it’s fair. If you hit good shots, you will be rewarded for good shots. The word fairness is important. I really believe the great players are going to find it very fair. - asked how he wants Tour pros to respond to the redesign of his Doral course, home of the WGC-Cadillac Championship (Getty Images)
The idea was on a given hole, if the men are hitting drivers, we want to see the women hit drivers. If the men are hitting, say, 6- to 8-irons for their approach shots, that’s what we want women to do. - the USGA executive director, talking about playing the men’s and women’s U.S. Opens in consecutive weeks on the same course, Pinehurst No. 2 (Getty Images)
Making the game more accessible and more welcoming is not done merely for the benefit of feeling good, or even doing the right thing. Opening up golf is good for the game. - the incoming USGA president (Getty Images)
The story of my career - almost. After I missed that birdie putt on No. 6, I kind of figured it wasn’t happening. - on just failing to shoot 59 in the first round of the Allianz Championship, instead settling for a Champions Tour record-equaling 60 (Getty Images)
Our Board (of Trustees) deliberated at great length over this decision, and it was made after considerable discussion and analysis of our university resources and our priorities in Division I athletics. It is always difficult to limit opportunities, especially for young men who want to compete in a sport about which they are passionate, but just like every enterprise we have to constantly evaluate where to strategically allocate our resources. - the interim Furman University president, announcing the school will discontinue its men’s golf program, whose alumni include former PGA Tour star Brad Faxon (pictured) (Getty Images)
The Honda Classic is close to my home, and I want to support it whenever I can. I’m also excited about spending time with Arnold and defending my title at his tournament and the WGC-Cadillac. I’m looking forward to seeing what they’ve done at Doral. - announcing he will play the Honda Classic, WGC-Cadillac Championship and Arnold Palmer Invitational (Getty Images)
I cannot wait to have a press conference where we don’t talk about my health. I realize I have to go through a stretch where I’m actually healthy so I can avoid those questions. - on the litany of injuries he has suffered throughout his career (Getty Images)
None of them played at Medinah last time, so it’s clear some good players are going to miss out and I’m acutely aware it could be me. - noting in a column he wrote for the BBC website, that Henrik Stenson, Victor Dubuisson, Thomas Bjorn and Jamie Donaldson are virtual locks for the European Ryder Cup team and may prevent him from making it (Getty Images)
It’s my fault for not knowing the rule and I own up to that. But I don’t want people thinking I was using some sort of contraption or device. It’s just a green spongy ball. That’s it. It’s not something they sell online or anything. - on being disqualified for using a practice aid during a delay in play during the second round at Pebble Beach (Getty Images)
I’ve been a pro for two years, and for the majority of it, people just think of me as Tiger Woods’ niece. So, now I have a game of my own, and I have a title now, a win, which is exciting. It’s nice now to say to people that I can play, and I’m not just a name. - after winning the Australian Ladies Masters, her first victory on a major women’s tour (Getty Images)