American - Athlete | September 4, 1949 -
The person I fear most in the last two rounds is myself.
Tom Watson
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If a course needs to be in great condition to be played effectively, then the design strategy is flawed.
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I'm not accepting of whiners.
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I hope that I've been able to treat people with the respect they've shown me. That's basically the tenet you try to live by. I haven't been successful at it all my life, but that's what I strive for.
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From the time I won the Kansas City Match Play championship at age 14, I never wanted to be anything but a golfer.
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Some guys have trouble sleeping the night before an important round. I never have. Invariably, I sleep longer and better, and have more dreams, when I'm in contention and feeling pressure.
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That's one of the things you get when you're playing golf. You get bad backs, bad necks.
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I played team sport as a kid and loved it. I played basketball and football throughout high school into college in the intramurals and I loved it. There was nothing like a team.
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The golf swing is a violent swing. You twist, and your spine is under continual stress when you're making a golf swing. Your neck, your spine, your hands, your knees, everything.
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I've said many times, 'You learn to win through not liking to lose.' And that's what I mean by learning how to win.
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I always could putt. Part of my makeup, I always could putt.
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My career was one of just taking it step by step. I didn't know how I was gonna fare on the professional circuit when I qualified. I didn't know whether I was gonna make a dime. I didn't know anything but this one thing: I had some dreams, and I was gonna work harder than anybody out here to ply my trade.
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