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.
Tiger WoodsOne of the things that my parents have taught me is never listen to other people's expectations. You should live your own life and live up to your own expectations, and those are the only things I really care about it.
Tiger WoodsThere's nothing wrong with having your goals really high and trying to achieve them. That's the fun part. You may come up short. I've come up short on a lot on my goals, but it's always fun to try and achieve them.
Tiger WoodsNo matter who you are, the game is fluid. The game is always evolving, so you always have to keep working on it. There are plenty of hours in the day to get that done.
Tiger WoodsAt the end of every tournament, to review every stroke and every hole, seeing what I can learn from the experience.
Tiger WoodsHockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.
Tiger WoodsI've been in some seriously bad places playing golf and it's just part of the game. You're going to hit bad shots, you're going to be in bad spots, and each course, when you learn it, you learn where not to go.
Tiger WoodsMy dad told me this: You get out of it what you put into it. If you put in effort and log your time, you'll get the results.
Tiger WoodsAchievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.
Tiger WoodsThe virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one's own family.
Tiger WoodsLook at the NBA players back when Magic and Kareem played in the early 80's with the short shorts, look at what Michael looked like when he first came in the league compared to when he left. Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.
Tiger WoodsThere 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.
Tiger WoodsA golfer should never make a mental mistake because the ball is just sitting there waiting for you to hit it.
Tiger WoodsThe greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today. And that's how I look at my life. I will be a better golfer, I will be a better person, I will be a better father, I will be a better husband, I will be a better friend. That's the beauty of tomorrow.
Tiger WoodsIt's a never-ending struggle, which is great. You can always get better! You can never get there. It's a journey with no arrival. And that's the beauty of it -- that you can always become better the next day. It's pretty cool to think about it in that sense. Tomorrow I will be a better player than I was today.
Tiger WoodsWhen things go right and you test properly and you find equipment that's better than what you were playing, then you can do some pretty neat things on the golf course.
Tiger WoodsI'm trying as hard as I possibly can each and every day to get my life better and better and stronger. And if I win championships along the way, so be it.
Tiger WoodsEducation is a priority over any sport because without a mind you can't contribute to society.
Tiger WoodsI wanted to. I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.
Tiger WoodsThe 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.
Tiger WoodsI made my share of mistakes. People can look at that as what not to do, and if they choose to make fun of it, that's fine. I can't control that. All I know is that I can control myself. And at that point in my life, I wasn't even able to do that.
Tiger WoodsTalent is something you are born with, and a skill is something you develop. 99% of what you need to succeed in golf are skills
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