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Tiger Woods [1975-0] American

Rank: 101
Athlete, Golfer

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time. He has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several years.

Dad, Sports, Positive, Amazing, Best, Business, Chance, Father's Day, Intelligence, Knowledge, Money

Quote	Tags	Rank
I've been a gamer all my life.		101
I'm addicted. I'm addicted to golf.		102
I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect.		103
Well, you know, a lot of people look at the negative things, the things that they did wrong and - which I do. But I like to stress on the things I did right, because there are certain things that I like to look at from a positive standpoint that are just positive reinforcement.	Positive	104
Winning is not always the barometer of getting better.		105
I did envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course.		106
You can always become better.		107
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.	Chance, Positive	108
If money titles meant anything, I'd play more tournaments. The only thing that means a lot to me is winning. If I have more wins than anybody else and win more majors than anybody else in the same year, then it's been a good year.	Money	109
I stopped living according to my core values. I knew what I was doing was wrong but thought only about myself and thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to.		110
My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend.	Amazing, Best, Dad, Father's Day	111
I've had the luxury of playing golf around the world, and I've spent a lot of time evaluating how to play all kinds of courses.		112
To be able to hold all four majors - the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA - all concurrently I think is the Grand Slam. But a lot of people have a different opinions on that. People think you have to win it in the same calendar year.		113
I love to play golf, and that's my arena. And you can characterize it and describe it however you want, but I have a love and a passion for getting that ball in the hole and beating those guys.		114
And I don't cook, either. Not as long as they still deliver pizza.		115
Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.		116
In therapy I have learned the importance of keeping spiritual life and professional life balanced. I need to regain my balance.		117
I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children.		118
America's a melting pot, all races, cultures, religious choices.		119
I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.		120
I'm going to try to keep getting better.		121
Golf is evolving, every day, every shot.		122
A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand out because of his height.		123
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.		124
Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.	Sports	125
I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because it's so relaxing, so quiet and peaceful. I mean, there's no noise other than nature - and it's so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind.		126
My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely ever called me Tiger. I would ask him, 'Why don't you ever call me Tiger?' He says, 'Well, you look more like a Sam.		201
The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.'		202
The majority of my blood is Asian.		203
Michael left because of the Bulls' management, not because he'd lost his love of playing the game.		204
Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish.		205
All that really matters is I have two beautiful kids, and I'm trying to be the best dad I can possibly be, and that's the most important thing of all.	Dad	206
Everyone knows what the Masters is, even if you're a non-golfer. People know what Wimbledon is. They know what the Super Bowl is. There are certain events that people just know about.		207
Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.	Sports	208
The thing you don't dream about as a kid is all the peripheral stuff that comes with success.		209
You can win all the tournaments you want, but the majors are what you're remembered for. It's how you're measured as a champion in our sport. The majors are where it's at.	Sports	210
I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for - getting paid for doing what you love.	Business	211
As a kid, I might have been psycho, I guess, but I used to throw golf balls in the trees and try and somehow make par from them. I thought that was fun.		212
I've exceeded a few of my goals, but I'm behind on a couple of others.		213
The amount of meetings I've been in - people would be shocked. But that's how you gain experience, how you can gain knowledge, being in meetings and participating. You learn and grow.	Knowledge	214
I know that balance that I need to have in my life.		215
I think that in itself, if you're a true golfer, you'll see specific things you need to work on. Much cheaper than private lessons.		216
People don't really bother me as much as you might think.		217
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.		218
I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant.		219
It will always be the ball and me.		220
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.	Dad	221
For many my behavior has been a major disappointment, my behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners, and everyone involved in my business, but most importantly to the young people we influence, I apologize.		222
I don't get to live by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me.		223
The virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one's own family.		224
I lost my ability to will things to happen.		225
Sensationalism sells: Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.		226
Golf has made me and shaped me into the person I am here today.		301
I love to compete. That's the essence of who I am.		302
As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support.		303
As you all know, I'm kind of a perfectionist.		304
All I can say is that I'm getting married in the future. I've narrowed it down to that.		305
I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife's family, my friends, my foundation and kids all around the world who admired me.		306
My failures have made me look at myself in a way I've never wanted to before.		307
I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces.		308
I've always known where I wanted to go in life.		309
I wake up every day and I can't wait to go to work, and that's a gift. Not too many people have the opportunity to feel that way.		310
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.		311
If you're lucky to have three close people in your life, you're blessed.		312
My dad used to say, 'Just because you dress up in a coat and tie, it doesn't influence your intelligence.'	Dad, Intelligence	313
I'm all or nothing.		314
I'm aware if I'm playing at my best I'm tough to beat. And I enjoy that.		315
I'm not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I'm trying.		316
Green and black go well together, don't they?		317
I do plan to return to golf one day, I just don't know when that day will be.		318
The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta.		319
Everyone wants to get a piece of me.		320
I always come from truth.		321
Golf is me.		322
I've gotten more buff.		323
To have the opportunity to complete the slam at the Open at St Andrews, the home of golf, is something I will never ever forget.		324
I have been fortunate to have my game peak at the right times.		325
Golf is something I do selfishly for myself.		326
I'd like to share my experiences and the lessons I've learned and hopefully create some amazing, fun courses.		401
There are golfers everywhere who may never get a chance to play a links course in Scotland, a tree-lined course in America or the sand belts of Australia. Hopefully I can bring some of those elements into their backyards.		402
I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.		403
I ran straight through the boundaries a married couple should live by.		404
I don't believe that human beings can achieve ultimate enlightenment, because humans have flaws.		405
I've done some pretty bad things in my life.		406
I was living a life of a lie, I really was.		407
I saw a person that I never thought I would ever become.		408
I'd gotten away from my Buddhism. And I quit meditating.		409
I miss hanging out with my friends, getting in a little trouble. I have to be so guarded now.		410
I enjoy what I do.		411
As a kid when I was growing up, as any kid, you think you know every thing and I was no different to that.		412
I've always had that knack for staying pretty even keel and the more the situation gets tense the more I see things clearly and I think that's just a knack that I've always had.		413
I'll tell you what, I've been in some seriously bad places playing golf and it's just part of the game.		414
Most players I play with, I don't look at their swing when they're over the ball or anything like that.		415
I don't think golf has ever been any pressure as far as having to succeed.		416
I will have to earn trust and respect from my kids.		417
My mom was tough.		418
There are still courses in the United States that I am not allowed to play because of the color of my skin.		419
I like to pick my causes and not be forced into doing something.		420
I probably will have to become more political down the road when my playing days are done, because I'm going to have to have the support of others to grow my foundation.		421
It's cool now to play golf.		422
I look at a streak as I don't lose - literally.		423
I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.		424
My main focus is on my game.		425
The major championships have always been a special focus in my career, and as a professional, I think Augusta is where I need to be.		426
Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions.		501
I really don't feel like playing anymore.		502
I remember there was a time when people were saying I could never win again.		503
I started changing my swing in late 1999.		504
Hopefully I'll continue to have the success I've had.		505
I really miss a lot of my friends out there.		506
Life has been good.		507
Businesswise, everything's been good.		508
My kids are doing just great.		509
I'm lucky to have been able to represent different companies over my career.		510
A lot has transpired in my life.		511
I'm getting back to my old roots.		512
I miss college.		513
My mother was right when she said that turning pro would take away my youth.		514
I feel like my life is pretty special.		515
Younger guys now are all working out, and you find that if everyone's doing it and you're not doing it, you're going to be left behind.		516
I am definitely not a politician.		517
I don't make any rules.		518
I'm committed to try to make the product the best I possibly can.		519

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