“My dad's method in his madness was to try every sport and then observe what I liked. I played football, tennis, golf, cricket but I loved my snooker.” TryingSportsFootballDadMadnessMethodGolfMy DadTennisCricketSnooker Author:Ronnie O'Sullivan
“We [Americans] are a football-baseball-basketball-golf culture with some ocassional forays into tennis and less often the winter sports.” CultureSportsFootballBasketballBaseballGolfWinterTennis Author:Michael Wilbon
“One of the reserves came up to me and said 'I'm finding it a bit hard, it's the first time I've ever been dropped'. So I told him to do what Nick Faldo does and work at his game. Next thing I know he's doing exactly what Faldo does, he's taken up golf.” KnowsFirstsDoeSaidHardNextGamesBitsTakenFootballFindingsFirst TimeGolfManagersSoccerReservesChairman Author:Ron Atkinson
“Over analyse, paralyse, you mustn't over analyse... Do you wake up at four in the morning and wonder who should be playing left-back? Four? I would love to sleep that long. If you want a really long career you have to find a way of switching off. I do it when I'm out walking my dog, Alex Ferguson got into horses, others get into wine. Some players like going shopping, which is not my scene. A lot of them turn to golf. I tried it, didn't like it. I have to walk. If I couldn't I'd be in a padded cell by now.” IfsWayWantShouldLongTurnsLeftSleepWalksWonderCareersMorningFourPlayerDogFootballWalkingSceneHorseWake UpWineGolfCellsManagersSoccerShoppingMy DogChairmanAlexReally LongSwitchingFergusonLong CareersSwitching Off Author:Roy Keane
“Tiger is the greatest thing that's happened to the tour in a long time. He has brought incredible attention to golf at a time of year when football and the World Series always take precedence. Everything I've heard about him seems to be true.” WorldYearsLongSeemsSportsAttentionHappenedHeardFootballLong TimeGolfSeriesIncrediblesBeing TrueTigersWorld SeriesPrecedence Author:Payne Stewart
“Everybody who plays top-level sport, whether it's golf or football, or whatever, needs to get into 'The Zone'... For me personally, on the morning of a round, preparation is always about getting into the zone. The less I communicate with other people, the better. I'm trying to rehearse in my mind what I am working on in my game: going through my swing keys, going through my putting keys. When I get to the course I get the pin positions for the day and I'll analyze those. I'll make a strategy for the golf course and look how I'm going to play it” PeopleNeedsTryingMindLooksPlayCoursesGamesSportsLevelsMorningPositionFootballKeysStrategyGolfRoundsCommunicatePreparationZoneSwingsPinsGolf Course Author:Paul McGinley
“I don't play golf competitively. I tell everybody that I cheat so they won't gamble with me. That's why you can't watch football. Everybody's gambling. They don't want to watch the game; they watch the spread.” WantPlayGamesWatchesFootballGolfSpreadGamblingCheatGamble Author:Jack Nicholson
“If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.” IfsFootballCollegeGolfClubsNflTruckGolf ClubsDrivewayCampers Author:Lou Holtz
“For a long time, I was more involved in basketball, baseball and golf. My parents didn't push me into football when I was a little kid, but they coaxed me into trying it as a 10th grader.” TryingLittlesLongKidsParentFootballInvolvedBasketballLong TimeBaseballGolfLittle Kid Author:Marc Bulger
“Few would deny that blacks have become very dominant in athletics: football, basketball, track, now dominant in tennis and dominant in golf.” InspirationalFootballBasketballGolfTrackDenyTennisDominantAthleticAthletics Author:Jesse Jackson
“My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn't much, so to get $300 more per year, I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn't even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments.” KnowsWayYearsFirstsJobsPayKnow HowTeamFootballGolfCoachesCoachingScoreMaryVansTournamentsWrecksAssistants Author:Lou Holtz
“I love to have fun. I do my own shopping. I do my own yardwork. I like to garden. I like to fish. I like to golf. I'm an outdoorsman. I like to cook. But when I hit the football stadium, I click the switch, because I know I'm there for a job. I get in a whole different mindset when I enter the stadium. But once I leave I'm back to being a father, husband, a friend.” DifferentFatherFunFootballHusbandGardenGolfMindsetHaving FunBeing A Father Author:Vince Wilfork
“Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.” InspirationalShowsMotivationalWinningSportsResultsPlayerFootballLosingGolfNflMotivational SportsBossInsightfulLoserShow MeAmerican FootballWinning And LosingFunny GolfNfl FootballWinning LosingBoss DayGood GolfBoss's DayFunny Boss DayNotre Dame FootballHappy Boss DayGood BossNational Boss DayFunny Boss Author:Vince Lombardi
“You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course.” PeopleCoursesPoorFootballGolfHomelessPoor PeopleHousingStadiumsGolf CourseHomeless People Author:Jello Biafra