Here are some of Tiger Woods famous quotes that he has said throughout his career and also some that have been said about him:
“Green and black go well together, don’t they?”
- Tiger Woods
“When Tiger was 6 months old, he would sit in our garage, watching me hit balls into a net. He had been assimilating his golf swing. When he got out of the high chair, he had a golf swing.”
- Earl Woods
“Years ago, somebody told me that when Tiger was a kid, he taped a list of my golf accomplishments on his closet. Well, if he’s making a checkmark every time he matches me in something, he must have his pencil out pretty darn often.”
- Jack Nicklaus
“One of the things that my parents have taught me is never listen to other people’s expectations. You should live your own life and live up to your own expectations, and those are the only things I really care about it.”
- Tiger Woods
“I realized for the first time that he was like Michael Jordan, that he wanted the ball with the game on the line, no matter the outcome. Very few players in the history of golf have felt that way, have wanted the pressure.”
- Peter Kessler
“Tiger sees things differently. He sees the line — not just of his putts, on all his shots — more clearly. I’d like to know how he does it. I know this: The next time he’s standing over a 45-footer, I’ll be expecting him to make it.”
- Ernie Els, after losing the Mercedes Championships to Tiger when Tiger made a 45-foot putt.
“Tiger has the ability to make people feel uncomfortable, but not because he’s not a nice guy. That’s the mark of a truly phenomenal player. You can just feel he’s better than you, and he knows he’s better than you. That just widens the gap, though he doesn’t say anything.”
- Johnny Miller
“I think it’s an honor to be a role model to one person or maybe more than that. If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person’s life in a positive light, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what it’s all about.”
- Tiger Woods
“I have seen Tiger play every year since he was 14. And I’ve never seen a player at the age of Tiger — when he was 14 or 16 or 20 or 22 or 26 — who was as good as Tiger the age he was. Whether or not he is going to beat Nicklaus’ major record, I don’t know, and I’m sure he doesn’t know. But I’ll tell you this: He’s working on it. He has a great desire to accomplish things, and I think he’s doing a remarkable job of that.”
- Byron Nelson
“Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.”
- Tiger Woods
“I told him, ‘I promise you one thing: You’ll never meet another person as tough as you.’ He hasn’t. And he won’t.”
- Earl Woods
“Tiger is like John Daly but with total control. If that’s not a scary prospect for the rest of us, I don’t know what is.”
- Paul Goydos
“The key in shooting any good round is to give yourself some chances and, tomorrow, if my swinging is feeling any good, I’ll have some chances. But, if it’s not, then I’ll have to give myself those 15 to 20 footers and hope I can make those.”
- Tiger Woods
“Golf, as we know it, is over. It came to an end on a chamber-of-commerce Sunday evening in Las Vegas when Tiger Woods went for the upgrade: He’s not just a promising young Tour pro anymore, he’s an era.”
- Gary Van Sickle, Sports Illustrated (10/14/96)
“I don’t think you’re ever there. You never arrive, but if you do, you might as well quit because you’re already there. Can’t get any better. And as players, if you ever have that moment — you should never have that moment. You’re always trying to get better.”
- Tiger Woods
“People thought it was asinine for me to change my swing after I won the Masters by 12 shots. … Why would you want to change that? Well, I thought I could become better. If I play my best, I’m pretty tough to beat. I’d like to play my best more frequently, and that’s the whole idea. That’s why you make changes. I thought I could become more consistent.”
- Tiger Woods
“You always know it’s not going to be like this forever. That’s just — it’s part of playing sports. You’re always going to have down cycles. Unfortunately we go through those times. You don’t ever want to go through them, trust me, it doesn’t feel good, but it’s just part of playing sport, and especially in our sport, longevity is just huge here. You’ve got a career that could literally span — for me, 30 years on the regular Tour. There’s no other profession really like that, that you can play at a high level for that long. No, you’re going to have periods like that. You can’t win every tournament.”
- Tiger Woods
“Don’t force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It’s the child’s desire to play that matters, not the parent’s desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun.”
- Tiger Woods
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Here are some of Tiger Woods famous quotes that he has said throughout his career and also some that have been said about him:
“Green and black go well together, don’t they?”
- Tiger Woods
“When Tiger was 6 months old, he would sit in our garage, watching me hit balls into a net. He had been assimilating his golf swing. When he got out of the high chair, he had a golf swing.”
- Earl Woods
“Years ago, somebody told me that when Tiger was a kid, he taped a list of my golf accomplishments on his closet. Well, if he’s making a checkmark every time he matches me in something, he must have his pencil out pretty darn often.”
- Jack Nicklaus
“One of the things that my parents have taught me is never listen to other people’s expectations. You should live your own life and live up to your own expectations, and those are the only things I really care about it.”
- Tiger Woods
“I realized for the first time that he was like Michael Jordan, that he wanted the ball with the game on the line, no matter the outcome. Very few players in the history of golf have felt that way, have wanted the pressure.”
- Peter Kessler
“Tiger sees things differently. He sees the line — not just of his putts, on all his shots — more clearly. I’d like to know how he does it. I know this: The next time he’s standing over a 45-footer, I’ll be expecting him to make it.”
- Ernie Els, after losing the Mercedes Championships to Tiger when Tiger made a 45-foot putt.
“Tiger has the ability to make people feel uncomfortable, but not because he’s not a nice guy. That’s the mark of a truly phenomenal player. You can just feel he’s better than you, and he knows he’s better than you. That just widens the gap, though he doesn’t say anything.”
- Johnny Miller
“I think it’s an honor to be a role model to one person or maybe more than that. If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person’s life in a positive light, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what it’s all about.”
- Tiger Woods
“I have seen Tiger play every year since he was 14. And I’ve never seen a player at the age of Tiger — when he was 14 or 16 or 20 or 22 or 26 — who was as good as Tiger the age he was. Whether or not he is going to beat Nicklaus’ major record, I don’t know, and I’m sure he doesn’t know. But I’ll tell you this: He’s working on it. He has a great desire to accomplish things, and I think he’s doing a remarkable job of that.”
- Byron Nelson
“Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.”
- Tiger Woods
“I told him, ‘I promise you one thing: You’ll never meet another person as tough as you.’ He hasn’t. And he won’t.”
- Earl Woods
“Tiger is like John Daly but with total control. If that’s not a scary prospect for the rest of us, I don’t know what is.”
- Paul Goydos
“The key in shooting any good round is to give yourself some chances and, tomorrow, if my swinging is feeling any good, I’ll have some chances. But, if it’s not, then I’ll have to give myself those 15 to 20 footers and hope I can make those.”
- Tiger Woods
“Golf, as we know it, is over. It came to an end on a chamber-of-commerce Sunday evening in Las Vegas when Tiger Woods went for the upgrade: He’s not just a promising young Tour pro anymore, he’s an era.”
- Gary Van Sickle, Sports Illustrated (10/14/96)
“I don’t think you’re ever there. You never arrive, but if you do, you might as well quit because you’re already there. Can’t get any better. And as players, if you ever have that moment — you should never have that moment. You’re always trying to get better.”
- Tiger Woods
“People thought it was asinine for me to change my swing after I won the Masters by 12 shots. … Why would you want to change that? Well, I thought I could become better. If I play my best, I’m pretty tough to beat. I’d like to play my best more frequently, and that’s the whole idea. That’s why you make changes. I thought I could become more consistent.”
- Tiger Woods
“You always know it’s not going to be like this forever. That’s just — it’s part of playing sports. You’re always going to have down cycles. Unfortunately we go through those times. You don’t ever want to go through them, trust me, it doesn’t feel good, but it’s just part of playing sport, and especially in our sport, longevity is just huge here. You’ve got a career that could literally span — for me, 30 years on the regular Tour. There’s no other profession really like that, that you can play at a high level for that long. No, you’re going to have periods like that. You can’t win every tournament.”
- Tiger Woods
“Don’t force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It’s the child’s desire to play that matters, not the parent’s desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun.”
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