The best quotes from the week of Sept. 1, 2013.
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The best quotes from the week of Sept. 1, 2013.
‘Had an amazing golf lesson today’ - Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model Kate Upton, tweeting about a lesson she got from Arnold Palmer (AP/Lionel Cironneau)
'(H)es hoping to come. Hes kind of a fish out of water in the cold weather. Its going to be really cute! - Lindsey Vonn on Tiger Woods attending the Winter Olympics in Russia (Karwai Tang/FilmMagic)
‘At some point in time, I just felt we had to break the ice.’ - Caddie Steve Williams, saying he and former employer Tiger Woods have resolved their differences (Ross Kinnaird/R&A/Getty)
'(G)olf wasn’t a challenge, at all. It was a lot of fun and it all came quite easily.’ - Adam Scott on how he felt after his first PGA Tour win, the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship (Stan Badz/PGA Tour)
‘It was totally unintentional. But it showed how much I cared.’ - International Presidents Cup captain Nick Price, on breaking his putter in half in the 2003 matches (Sam Greenwood/Getty)
‘I ended up having conversations with eight of the best putters Ive ever seen ... And theres one thing that they all said thats the same.’ - Phil Mickelson on his putting ‘secret’ (Stan Badz/PGA Tour)
‘Win every game.’ - Tiger Woods on his expectations for his alma mater, Stanford, this football season (Donald Miralle/Getty)
‘I think Johnny is too good to just walk away because were not doing the Open anymore. He still wants to do some golf.’ - NBC’s Dan Hicks, speculating on Johnny Miller’s future (Stan Badz/PGA Tour)
‘Well, it’s part of playing sports, you know.’ - Tiger Woods on the escalating number of injuries he has had during his career (Ross Kinnaird/Getty)
‘Not even people around me know what those goals were. Id rather keep them to myself.’ - Rory McIlroy, disclosing that he has reset his goals for 2013 (Stan Badz/PGA Tour)
‘Hopefully, she doesn’t get burned out before she gets the chance to turn pro.’ - Brittany Lincicome on amateur Lydia Ko, 16, who won her second straight Canadian Women’s Open (Warren Little/Getty)
‘I completely forgot what shot I was hitting, how far I was, that’s not like me at all ...’ Stacy Lewis on why she withdrew after one round of the CN Canadian Women’s Open (Hunter Martin/Getty)
I know Im not going to get the money, so I dont really care. - Amateur Lydia Ko after winning the CN Canadian Womens Open but not being able to collect the $300,000 winner’s purse. (Stephen Dunn/Getty)
‘Because he loves the challenge of going head to head with Tiger.’ - Butch Harmon on why Phil Mickelson seems to play better when paired with Tiger Woods (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty)
'(M)y brother is very good at math and he said you have to finish top 24 ... I trust him ...’ - Martin Kaymer on what he needs to advance to next weeks BMW Championship (Andrew Redington/Getty)
'(B)ottom line is, it’s their week, it’s their day. And it’s my brother. - Zach Johnson, on skipping the first FedEx Cup Playoffs event to be best man at his brother’s wedding (Sam Greenwood/Getty)
‘I do think he will make the team, regardless of his performance.’ - Matt Every, who put Tim Tebow’s name and a New England Patriots logo on his golf bag. The Patriots cut Tebow on Saturday (Stan Badz/PGA Tour)
‘A little frustrated with my game this year, but more frustrated with my major record throughout my career.’ - Luke Donald, on his switch to swing coach Chuck Cook (Sam Greenwood/Getty)
‘I was just going through the motions in practice. I want to be with Nate.’ - Amanda Blumenherst, who is leaving the LPGA to spend more time with her husband, Oakland A’s 1B Nate Freiman (Harry How/Getty)
