Quotes of the Week: September 11, 2016

“My rehabilitation is to the point where I’m comfortable making plans, but I still have work to do. Whether I can play depends on my continued progress and recovery. My hope is to have my game ready to go.” – announcing his intention to play the Safeway Open, Turkish Airlines Open, and Hero World Challenge this fall

“It could be a fun fall. It was difficult missing tournaments that are important to me, but this time I was smart about my recovery and didn’t rush it.”

“If he’s going to come back and play some kind of a schedule, you cannot count Tiger Woods out. Talent always comes to the surface if you give it a chance,” Miller said. “They always say a great fighter, a boxer, always has at least one more great fight in him, and I think he has more than one great fight. I really pick him to win six or eight tournaments in the second career, at least. That’s my feeling.” – on Woods’ impending return

“If he comes back and he continues to swing the way he was swinging when he was last playing, I think that he will risk injury.” – on Tiger Woods’ golf swing and its impact on his body

“[I]t’s been my experience that I have never seen anybody in professional golf with what I would call the short-game yips overcome them. I’ve never seen it done. I’ve never seen it ever done, even in amateur golf.” – on the short game issues that plagued Woods in 2014-2015

“I’m hoping we can get paired together [at the Safeway Open.] That would be really fun. I would love it. t’s great to have him back, and hopefully he’s physically able to practice the way he needs.’' – on his desire to be grouped with the returning Woods

“It should take a few tournaments for him, but hopefully he gets it back pretty quickly and he can get back to – well, hopefully not the old ways – but more so closer to the old ways and it would be fun to play against him when he’s at his best.” – on his wish to go one on one with Woods

“I saw him make enough putts, and I was like, well, I’ve got to try one at least. So I put it in play and been rolling it pretty good.” – on his decision to switch a TaylorMade Spider Limited putter after watching Jason Day

“I got an A, too, bud,” – on his success in high school physics class

“People that know me know I’m not one to seek out advice. I always try to figure it out on my own. I’m sort of stubborn that way. If I can get a feeling and feel like I really own it, instead of seeking out advice … I’m sort of too proud to do that in a way. But it got to the point where that wasn’t really working, so I had to go and do something about it.” – on his decision to reach out to putting coach Phil Kenyon