From Rory McIlroy on his intimidation factor, to Greg Norman turning down a final chance to play the British Open, to a longtime sportswriter taking yet another shot at Tiger Woods, here are the Quotes of the week.
From Rory McIlroy on his intimidation factor, to Greg Norman turning down a final chance to play the British Open, to a longtime sportswriter taking yet another shot at Tiger Woods, here are the Quotes of the week.
''We all know theories are just theories. But when you look at it on paper, I’m trying to figure out my life. I’m looking at it going, ‘How do I get my best energy level? How do I get the most positive thoughts?’'' - on his playing schedule, which includes a four-week break before the U.S. Open
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''I kind of chili-whomped it out there to the right side of the green.’' - describing one of his shots in the first round at Colonial
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''I’m very rarely happy with a round of golf - ever. I’ve shot level par today and I’m very happy leaving here.’' -after his first round in the Senior PGA Championship
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''Coming off the back of three good weeks in the United States, I am in need of a rest. I’ll dust myself off for next week [at the Irish Open] and not read too much into it.’' - after missing the cut in the BMW PGA Championship, the flagship event of the European Tour
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“Pretty damn good!” - the 18-year-old Australian, asked how it felt to get her first LPGA win, in the Kingsmill Championship
''We’ll play for second.’' - The former U.S. Open champion, sarcastically responding to USGA executive director Mike Davis’ assertion that more than two practice rounds will be necessary for a player to have a chance to win the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay
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“My irons, they are like darts.” - After making a European Tour record 10th career ace - his third of the season and second in nine days - in the BMW PGA Championship
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''I feel like my name now carries a certain weight on a leaderboard. I don’t know if that is intimidation but I just feel that players see my name on the leaderboard now and it might mean a little bit more than it used to.’'
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''I’m not going to walk to the first tee and feel like I’m taking up the space of some young kid who could actually learn a heck of a lot more from it. I don’t believe in doing that. I think it’s so unfair to do that.’' - Announcing he will not play the British Open at St. Andrews despite this being his final year of eligibility
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“Tiger beat a lot of nobodies to win most of his majors.” - The longtime sportswriter, a frequent critic of Tiger Woods, in an interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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