Nick Faldo Quotes

The course is perfection and it asks perfection.

Tempo is the glue that sticks all elements of the golf swing together.

John certainly gives it a good hit, doesn't he? My Sunday best is a Wednesday afternoon compared to him.

It goes without saying that it is no good having a perfect setup, perfect grip and perfect golf swing if the whole thing is misaligned. It sounds obvious but many players simply do not spend enough time getting themselves on target.

If you want to play better, you have to eat better, you have to look out for yourself.

My game is like a cross between karaoke and rap: crap.

You have to get lucky. Whether that's a good captain's pick, or two rookies combining for five points, if you get that, those are points you really aren't expecting.

We were happily married for eight months. Unfortunately, we were married for four and a half years.

I was a little stunned that we didn't get a coloring book with this menu.

You've got a fairly good idea as to what the questions are going to be. But how to record the best answer is another matter.

I never mixed with golfers when I was playing, mainly because I didn't want to talk golf all night.

The word is control. That's my ultimate - to have control.

He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity.

Now we know everything about golf equipment. A player doesn't have to know diddly about golf clubs, because we know what a golf club can do and how it can fit to you. I hate to harp on my era because people don't like that, but 30 years back was so different. I didn't have maxed-out clubs. The clubs now are amazing.

When you are playing great, it's wonderful. Because you and your partner just want to go out and go (rubbing hands together) 'Who we got?' and off you go. But when you're playing badly, or your trust is dented, or your self-belief is gone, it's the worst (freaking) week in the world!

My time with my family is a priority.

It's not a British attitude to dedicate yourself to such an extent as he [Wilkinson] does... He is such a dedicated so-and-so who only thinks about booting it over the posts

One thing America hasn't had is good partnership.

When it blows here, even the seagulls walk.

Golf is not about the quality of your good shots, it is about the quality of your bad shots.

If anything, more kids that want to get good at golf will get fine-tuned. It's factual. It's science, how to build a golfer. I think that's huge.

That's the most important thing for me in TV, telling the story to as many people as we can.