Quotes of the Week: June 22, 2014

I would say more than likely they sold one or two more tickets today – and if he had a jersey, they’d sell more jerseys. I think it’s a pretty cool move that he got back for his tournament; it makes his tournament that much better. – Watson, on Tiger Woods making it back for his own tournament.

I’m so pumped. It’s great news for golf and great news for the Tour. A no-Tiger Tour is not the same. … We need Tiger. The whole Tour needs Tiger and golf needs Tiger. – Bradley, on Woods’ impending return.

Martin and Rickie both told me they thought it was the neatest thing. It was funny, because Rickie knew some of the women pros, and he’s chit-chatting with them. I said, ‘Hey Rickie, this is the final round of the U.S. Open. You need to focus.’ – Davis, joking about the final U.S. Open group of Kaymer and Fowler being distracted by the women showing up on Sunday at Pinehurst.

I did like it. Some of them are very pretty. I’m sure a lot of guys out here enjoyed the view as much as we did. – Kaymer, on the women showing up to watch and practice on Sunday during his eight-shot victory at Pinehurst.

I’m going to play for Ireland. I have been thinking about it a lot. I don’t know if it is because the World Cup is in Brazil and I was thinking a couple of years down the line. I was thinking about all the times I have played for Ireland as a boy. – McIlroy, announcing he will play for Ireland in the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games.

We just laughed. She goes, ‘Oh, I got Ross’d.’ And I told her, ‘Yes, you did.’ – Lucy Li’s caddie, Bush, on how the 11-year-old handled bad scores at the U.S. Women’s Open.

I really feel like I’m kind of starting the second part of my career. I think a golf career, you’re going to have ups, you’re going to have downs. It’s not a short career, it’s a very long career. I’m in it for the long run. – Wie, on finally starting to come into her own and show some consistency at age 24.

I think personally he’s more famous than me. I was walking down with David Leadbetter, Mike and I, and a lot of people were asking for their autographs. – Ko, on borrowing caddie Mike ‘Fluff’ Cowan for the weekend at Pinehurst.

She looks so darn cute. I don’t think I looked that cute when I was 11. She just looks so excited, so wide-eyed. – Wie, who knows something about being a prodigy, giving her opinion on Li, 11, playing in the U.S. Women’s Open.

I just want to go out there and have fun and play the best I can, and I really don’t care about the outcome. It’s just, I want to have fun and learn. I want to learn a lot from these great players. – Li, on playing in the U.S. Women’s Open at just 11 years old. Li missed the cut after going 78-78.

When I found out she qualified, I said, `Well, where does she go from here? You qualify for an Open at 11, what do you do next? If it was my kid, I wouldn’t let her play in the U.S. Open qualifier at 11, but that’s just me.’ – Lewis, on Lucy Li playing in the U.S. Women’s Open at 11 years old.

A lot of the greats in sports have reached out. I’m not going to go through a list of names, but it’s really cool to have a lot of guys who have been very encouraging on my story and really rooting for me. I love other sports. I’ve always considered myself a sports guy. It’s really neat. – Compton, a two-time heart transplant recipient, on his newfound fame after a T-2 finish at last week’s U.S. Open.

After a lot of therapy I have recovered well and will be supporting my foundation next week at the Quicken Loans National. I’ve just started to hit full shots but it’s time to take the next step. I will be a bit rusty but I want to play myself back into competitive shape. Excited for the challenge ahead. – Woods, announcing his return to the PGA Tour on his Facebook page.

He got a little spaceship, but he thought it was an airplane, so he thought it was the greatest thing in the world. When the tournament does little things like that, it makes it special for us. – Watson, on the gifts given to PGA Tour players and their families by this week’s Travelers Championship.

You’ve got to find the light. You’ve got to have perfect, good light. – Creamer, explaining to GolfChannel.com’s Rex Hoggard how to take the perfect selfie.

Caroline Wozniacki shows tons of heart to topple Sam Stosur, in her first win since that bastard Rory McIlroy dumped her. – Aussie daily paper mX, slamming McIlroy and congratulating Wozniacki on defeating Stosur in the first round of the AEGON International.

Oh my God, I can’t believe this is happening. - Wie, after winning the U.S. Women’s Open for her first career major at age 24.