Tom Watson Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“It's time for old players like me, old fogies like me, to give it up and let the young players have a chance.”

“That's one of the things you get when you're playing golf. You get bad backs, bad necks.”

“Golfers who play a lot of courses often encounter short ledges or retaining walls, and I always had fun hopping down from them. I could jump off something six feet high and land like a cat, no problem. Well, today I can't jump off anything higher than two feet without it just killing me.”

“I have a special feeling for Blue Hills CC, where I won perhaps the most important tournament of my life when I was 14 - the Kansas City Match Play Championship. It gave me a dream of becoming a professional golfer.”

“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.”

“I love the competition, and if I can continue to compete and give myself a chance to win tournaments, I'll still play out here. When that day comes when I can't do that - and that day's coming sometime; I don't know when - I'll hang them up. I enjoy the competition, and the reason I enjoy it is that I still think and sometimes can do - can do it.”

“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.”

“I think my swing's a pretty long swing, so that helps in the sense that it doesn't get too short because of age. As many of the people, many of the golfers do when they get older, their swing gets a little shorter and quicker. I've been able to still remain - have some flexibility and keep the length of the swing and make a pretty good turn.”

“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.”