From a spat between Bradley and MAJ to McIlroy watching the fight in the media center, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
From a spat between Bradley and MAJ to McIlroy watching the fight in the media center, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
“I felt like he was being disrespectful not only to me but my caddie … standing up for my boy here.” – after a confrontation with Miguel Angel Jimenez at the WGC Match Play
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“It is different. It is new … It kind of reminds me of the FedEx Cup the first two or three years. How does this work? That’s healthy. The process will be better understood a lot more after this first [event],”
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“In my opinion.. If change in format was wanted/needed.. Makes sense to do stroke play first 3 rounds then top 16 into bracket. Agree?” – he tweeted after being eliminated from the WGC Match Play
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“I can see why we’re doing it – there’s been some big upsets and disappointments over the years … But for me, match play is do or die. You lose, you go home.”
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“I always said if these two guys [Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao] fought each other, I wouldn’t miss the opportunity to go.” – he ended up missing the fight after his quarterfinals match went to extra holes Saturday night
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“Obviously, it was very unfortunate when I got to hear that there was an earthquake in Nepal … We had a big one in New Zealand, too, a couple years ago, and it affected a lot of people. ... I wanted to give this tournament’s earnings and donate it to [the survivors of the Nepal earthquake].”
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“I told Michael to not go looking at where the dots are for tomorrow’s pins … We need to approach this as win or go home.” – on how he would attack the new WGC Match Play format
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“I have great admiration, respect and love for Lindsey [Vonn] and I’ll always cherish our time together … She has been amazing with Sam and Charlie and my entire family. Unfortunately, we lead very hectic lives and are both competing in demanding sports. It’s difficult to spend time together.”
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“When you’re giving up 10 yards to Rory anyway and you stand on that first tee not in the best form, suddenly I’m giving up 10 or 20 yards. But I am a big fan of beware of the injured golfer and I actually hit two very, very good golf shots.” - after losing to Rory McIlroy in extra holes at the WGC Match Play
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