Quotes of the Week: Daly, Woods walk in to a bar
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Tiger Woods
"Dude, if I could tell you, I would, because I'm sick and tired of being on the sidelines. I want to start competing against these boys. I miss it." – Woods, during a 30-minute range session at his charity event, Tiger Jam, when asked when he will return to competition.
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Kym Hougham
“We didn’t plan to have Tiger anyway. There was a little buzz, but I don’t think we ever put a lot of stock into it. The field we ended up with is going to be very good.” – Hougham, executive director of the Wells Fargo Championship, on Tiger Woods missing next week’s Tour stop in Charlotte, despite reports that he may try to return from injury there.
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John Daly
“I go, ‘Man, you don’t need to work out. You need to drink a little bit with us.’ He said, ‘If I had your talent I’d be doing the same thing you’re doing,’ I’m looking at him thinking 'you’re crazy, man.'” – Daly, recalling the time he asked Tiger Woods to grab a drink with him.
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John Daly
“Fuzzy said, 'I got 150 grand you’re never going to make it to 50.’ … So I won’t hold him up to it, I’ll just have him give me a free bottle of his vodka. That’s about it." – Daly, after turning 50, recalling the time he claims Fuzzy Zoeller bet him $150,000 that he wouldn’t make it to 50 years old, but never shook on it.
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Davis Love III
"He doesn't have to be number nine in points to get picked. He's itching to play as much as anybody, if he's playing well, it would be hard not to go with him." – Love, on the possibility of Tiger Woods making the U.S. Ryder Cup team as a captain’s pick.
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Pat Hickey
“I’m told that the Nike guys nearly collapsed when they heard what happened and that they’d missed a golden opportunity. Rory’s agent came to us and said, ‘What about Nike?’ And I said, ‘What about them? They had the opportunity and they missed it.’” – Hickey, Olympic Council of Ireland president, on why Rory McIlroy will be wearing New Balance apparel instead of Nike at the Olympics.
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David Leadbetter
“For me, it’s more a mental thing with Michelle now rather than physical … She is very low on confidence right now. She really hasn’t had any good tournaments to speak of this year. She played OK at the ANA, but the last few months certainly haven’t been to anybody’s liking.” – Leadbetter, Michelle Wie’s coach, on his pupil’s latest struggles.
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Michelle Wie
“It’s just weird the way the injury came about. I was worried I wouldn't be able to play, but I saw my chiropractor, and I've been working with the physios on tour, and it's been feeling a lot better.” – Wie, on the neck injury that she played through at this week’s LPGA Texas Shootout. She shot 76-72 and missed the cut.
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Karah Sanford
“It would be so fun to go into the weekend playing with more pros and getting more experience.” – Sanford, a 14-year-old amateur with scoliosis, who made the cut at the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout.
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David Toms
“I’m hoping it’s a little more low key. It’s pretty businesslike out here. You’ve got guys every week that have five or six people with them: trainers, dieticians, shrinks, short-game coaches, long-game coaches, life coaches. I’m out here by myself with my caddie, and that’s how I’ve always liked it.” – Toms, 49, who was in the mix at the Zurich Classic, on his eventual transition to the Champions Tour.
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