From Patrick Reed’s apology for using profane language at the WGC-HSBC Champions to Barack Obama’s response to MJ, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
From Patrick Reed’s apology for using profane language at the WGC-HSBC Champions to Barack Obama’s response to MJ, enjoy this edition of Quotes of the Week.
“I made a stupid error. Never should have happened. All I can do is just learn from it and move on. I’m young and growing up. I had temper issues, on and off the golf course. I live and die through every shot… I love the game so much, and I expect perfection, but no one is ever going to be perfect in this game. It’s just one of those things that I have to learn how to deal with. It got the best of me this week.”
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“Any time that somebody writes bad press, the only way I’m going to improve as a human being, improve as a husband, improve as a dad, is when you get people that call you out… When I make mistakes, when your friends call you out, when the media calls you out, when my wife calls me out, when my mom calls me out, when those people call you out and tell you you’re doing something wrong, it’s not to punish you. It’s not to get on you. It’s to help you improve later in life.”
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“I feel like what I do best is maybe I get these guys to play a little bit better because they’re relaxed. It’s not like I say, ‘Oh, well, I want to go to Minnesota and be the captain and if we don’t win so be it.’ I would want to win as hard as I possibly could.” - on being named the next Ryder Cup captain
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“Just one of those things,” - after being penalized for picking up his ball in the WGC-HSBC Champions ( Full Story )
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“There is no doubt that Michael is a better golfer than I am... Of course, if I was playing twice a day for the last 15 years, then that might not be the case. He might want to spend more time thinking about the Bobcats – or the Hornets.”
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“Daric’s leadership has helped to deliver strong revenue growth and expand the Jordan Brand… His proven track record, along with his experience in global categories, makes him ideally suited to leading the golf business.” - on Daric Ashford being named President of Nike Golf
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“We need him in the team rooms… Freddie brings out the best in us. So if anybody at the PGA is listening, we need Freddie Boom Boom.”
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“In the aftermath of what I believe to have been the best presented Ryder Cup since my first involvement in the contest at Royal Lytham in 1977, I felt this was the right time to ask the Board to begin the search for my successor,”
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“It certainly takes a few guys by surprise… Particularly at first when nobody knew about it. I find it worse in pro-ams as I feel like the amateurs think I’m not taking it seriously. These days I pre-warn my playing partners that I’m about to chip with one hand.” - after earning his European Tour card
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“I’m in position. I’m in the driver’s seat to where if I take care of what I can take care of, I’ll be fine at the end of the year. But I have a feeling, with the way things have gone this year, that it will come down to Sunday at CME for everything.”
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“She tells me that I’m not being good… She tells me I should smile more and not be so angry. Pretty much what the media says. I guess she could write for the media, too.” – on his wife keeping him honest
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