Paige Spiranac Quotes

My goal is to be the No. 1 golfer in the world, and I want to chase Tiger.

I've always wanted to be a professional golfer and I'm glad that came true.

I'm going to try to get my kid involved in golf and maybe try to get my kid to try to qualify for the PGA Tour. That's my dream.

This is a great thing, to make a living as a professional golfer, isn't it?

I worked at the golf course, and I always had dreams and aspirations of being a professional golfer.

I played golf competitively as a teenager. I actually took a year off after high school and just played golf and went to a university in France for maybe a month and dropped out.

You can't take up golf on a whim and find yourself competing against Tiger Woods in the Masters six months later.

I've always said that if I could do anything in the world, I would be a professional golfer.

I'd definitely like to be one of the best golfers in the world, of all time.

Golf is a game to me. Other players work extremely hard all year long. I work hard before Augusta. I know I get good results when I practice, but it also wears me out. It literally wore me out even when I was in my 20s.

I thought I would just become a pro at a golf course.

The dream for me was always the Masters and after my freshman season on the Houston golf team I knew CBS was the only way I'd get there.

I want to try to become the best golfer in the world.

The first time I played a PGA Tour event at Tucson was 1975. I came off the course on Sunday feeling very good about myself. I'd finished at even par, and I knew I could play even better if I worked at it.

These guys that take a shower, grab a cup of coffee, and go straight to the tee? That's not the way to do it. When you warm up, hit 20 to 25 wedges, a few middle irons, and 10 to 15 3-woods and drivers. If you're going to putt, give yourself 10 minutes.

I've seen the bottom and I know the difference between good golf and bad golf.

For me, take Tiger Woods. I always thought he was great, but I never truly understood how good he was until I had the chance to go to Tiger Woods Golf Camp. He taught me how to swing and was hitting the ball, and this dude was unreal.

It was cool for a couple of weeks, but how much bad golf can you play?

I caddied for a guy who was a very good player, and he gave me a set of clubs, just a starter set: 5-iron, 7-iron, 9-iron, putter and driver. I just loved it. How I developed my swing was to just grab a club and start banging balls.

I hated golf when we first started, but a big part of the training process was falling in love with this sport, so I went on tour with the UCLA Team.

I found an instructor, Chris O'Connell, who helped me. He turned me into the player I am today - a consistent golfer.

I like to address all parts of my game, but I'm really concentrating a lot of time with my coach, David Whelan, on my short game and on the greens.

All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.

I grew up playing golf, and if I were ever good enough to play professionally, I would get to travel the world while playing a sport I love.

When your hands are cold, and you're hitting with old, low-quality irons - my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft - you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.