Tiger Woods Quotes

“There's no sense in going to a tournament if you don't believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change.”

“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.”

“People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.”

“Winning is not always the barometer of getting better.”

“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.”

“Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.”

“I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled, and thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.”

“You can always become better.”

“We all make decisions. But in the end, our decisions make us.”

“Talent is something you are born with, and a skill is something you develop. 99% of what you need to succeed in golf are skills.”

“I'm trying as hard as I can, and sometimes things don't go your way, and that's the way things go.”

“Never listen to other people's expectations. You should live your life and live up to your own expectations.”

“He is something supernatural.”

“Kids walk away from Tiger's clinics with a sense that here's a guy who looks like me and has done it. It's a feeling of confidence — and it doesn't just have to do with golf.”

“I stopped living by the core values that I was taught to believe in. I knew my actions were wrong, but I convinced myself that normal rules didn't apply.”

“I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. What I did is not acceptable, and I am the only person to blame. I stopped living by the core values that I was taught to believe in. I knew my actions were wrong, but I convinced myself that normal rules didn't apply.”

“I think something that is realistic is playing the tour one day — never full time, ever again — but pick and choose, just like Mr. Hogan did. It's an unfortunate reality, but it's my reality. And I understand it, and I accept it.”

“Golf is an amazing sport. It has allowed communities to heal and grow. As the Tour grows, we grow. Which has never happened in sports history. So we're the first. Exciting for me to be able to be part of that.”

“Tonight was a reminder that the legacy I'm most proud of isn't on the golf course; it's the work we've done to positively impact the lives of students through TGR Foundation.”

“He's there, present for all 18 holes and all shots played and that's hard to do. To do that day-in and day-out with the grueling schedule that the Tour has … you just don't see this happen very often.”