From Tiger Woods’ follow-up back procedure to a sneak peek at Steve Williams’ tell-all book, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
From Tiger Woods’ follow-up back procedure to a sneak peek at Steve Williams’ tell-all book, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
“It’s one of those things that had to be done. I have an outstanding team of doctors, and I’ll be back as soon as I can.” – after a “successful” procedure as a follow-up to his latest back surgery
“I think any time you touch your back, it is tough. It looks like it is a long road to recovery for him, and I just hope he gets better, not just to play golf but just for everyday life and being able to do everyday things more than anything else.” – On Tiger’s latest back surgery
“He has that mindset that he can overcome things, and he has overcome things before. But as I said, I think it will be a long road ahead.”
“I guess it was meant to be.” – on cracking the WGC-HSBC Champions field as the sixth alternate one week after taking Rich Beem’s place in the Hong Kong Open in order to maintain his European Tour standing and Ryder Cup eligibility
“You can’t expect the European Tour to roll over and allow all their guys to disappear. It really is the one thing that’s kept the European Tour together, the Ryder Cup.” – backing the European Tour’s minimum-event policy even after needing Rich Beem’s generosity just to keep his card
“Eight times in my career I finished second. Well, I got to keep the streak alive, don’t I? Worst case I win, right, If I don’t keep the streak alive?” – on once again finding himself in the hunt through 54 holes in Malaysia after consecutive runner-up finishes
“Honoring the rules of golf (even obscure ones) is 1 of the things that makes it special. Here’s why I DQ’d myself” – his Twitter explanation for his early exit from last week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
“One thing that really pissed me off was how he would flippantly toss a club in the general direction of the bag, expecting me to go over and pick it up. I felt uneasy about bending down to pick up his discarded club – it was like I was his slave. The other thing that disgusted me was his habit of spitting at the hole if he missed a putt.” - in an excerpt from his tell-all book, “Out of the Rough,” on his 13 years spent with Tiger Woods