Competition is healthy. It makes you work harder and strive for more and try to find that extra one or two percent in your game that you could possibly improve.
Bernhard LangerPeople who are friends with me and who know me, know a side of me that is totally not cold.
Bernhard LangerI grew up a Catholic and I dont want to talk badly about the Catholic Church but theres a lot of routine stuff going on. You say the same prayers, you sit, you kneel, whatever.
Bernhard LangerI like reading my bible, I like bible studies where I get together with others and talk about the word of God and how it relates to us and how we can change to become more like him.
Bernhard LangerI know thousands of German's who are totally different from me, so we're not alike, we're not the same.
Bernhard LangerEvery player has the option to have metal spikes or other spikes or whatever they feel most comfortable in.
Bernhard LangerWe all know, the ones who play golf, know what a wonderful game it is and what a great past-time it is.
Bernhard LangerThat's the difference between golf and many other sports. You go to some other sporting events, they just leave you or give you the cold shoulder and move on.
Bernhard LangerI'm certainly not a saint out there on the golf course. In fact, far from it. Like when you make a three-putt and become upset. I take one step back and remember there are more important things going on in the world than golf.
Bernhard LangerIt's not life or death it's a game and at the end of the game there is going to be a winner and a loser.
Bernhard LangerThere are far more important things in life than making a putt or missing a putt or winning a championship or losing a championship.
Bernhard LangerTo a Christian, Easter Sunday means everything, when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Bernhard LangerWherever we play golf, people come out here to get autographs. They obviously come out to watch us play and see us in action, but they also want to interact with us.
Bernhard LangerIt's just a matter of hitting the ball where I want to hit it and hopefully making some putts.
Bernhard LangerIt’s up to the captain. I certainly feel my golf is worthy of playing in the Ryder Cup. But I’m not sure I’m on the radar screen of Paul McGinley.
Bernhard LangerWell, the memories were obviously - every match is important, every point counts, especially the last sort of 18, 20 years when the matches have been so tight.
Bernhard LangerIf you drag your shoe a bit those plastic spikes or rubber spikes can be almost as bad as metal spikes.
Bernhard LangerYou know, as you get older, the first thing you lose is memory. It seems to be happening with me.
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