From Jordan Spieth reading mean tweets to Tiger Woods’ update on his health, here are the Quotes of the Week.
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From Jordan Spieth reading mean tweets to Tiger Woods’ update on his health, here are the Quotes of the Week.
“I look forward to playing more golf with him, and right now, getting more shots. Hopefully, this will translate to more wins for my Raiders!” – on Peyton Manning’s retirement
“I watch golf religiously, so now having met her, I’ll follow her career even closer. That excellence is very inspiring.” – on meeting Lydia Ko
“I remember just watching that putt and noticing how much it broke and it kind of threw me off. I watched him hit quite a few of them. He obviously knew that was a tricky putt and sure enough I ended up having a very similar putt, maybe a slightly different angle, for par to really clinch the Masters.” – on what he learned from playing a practice round last year with Tiger Woods
“I go in the closet to grab something, and I see the jacket or I see the garment bag that says, ‘Masters Champion, 2015.’ It’s just like, ‘That’s mine. Oh, shoot, I got to give that back. Oh, wait, let’s try to get this back in our hands.’”
“Health-wise, I continue to improve. I’m working hard on my short game at my outdoor practice facility and on my indoor Full Swing golf simulator. Still no timetable on my return, but I’m excited to get back out there with the guys.”
“I’m an idiot. I’ve had enough warnings, and unfortunately you can have a hundred good messages and one bad one, and the one bad one really pisses you off. So note to self: Don’t (expletive) read the comments.” – on how he handles negative comments on social media
“The golf course is ready. The golf course is pristine. It was perfect.” – on the status of the Olympic golf course in Rio
“I have no concerns. I didn’t see one mosquito out there. I didn’t see a mosquito the whole week I was in Rio, and it was 95 degrees and humid.” – on if she’s worried about the Zika virus at the Olympics
“What you get on TV is what you get in real life. He’s very upbeat and he says what’s on his mind. That’s what about people love about him.” – on what it’s like playing golf with Donald Trump
“No, he’s not TW, he’s not slumping and he’s not done. He’s a double major winning 22 year old. He’ll be just fine!!” – in a tweet defending Jordan Spieth after he shot a 76 on Thursday
“I told him he’s my hero. We’re going to get a spot for his name and put it on the building somewhere up high on the school.” – on his reaction to Rickie Fowler making a $1 million hole-in-one for Els’ autism foundation
“You’ll probably never see me do that again. Obviously it was seen and known. It’s just really frustrating. I should never respond to any of that. Just let it go and by the time the next tournament rolls around, no one even remembers it anyway.” – on why he responded to negative comments on social media
“Tomorrow is going to be the day. Every time I’m in this position I say the politically correct things. I’m going to go and win this golf tournament tomorrow.” – after his round on Saturday
