Fred Couples Quotes

I'm getting more and more comfortable out on the golf course with the changes I've been making. It's really just a confidence thing in that I love being in contention.

My golf swing is probably the most horrendous you've ever seen. I look like I'm trying to attack the ball.

When I'm playing well, I don't even take aim.

Confidence is king in golf.

I have never been able to play consistently with soft hands.

When I fall behind, my swing changes.

I rely on my ball striking more than anything.

The only thing you should force in a golf swing is the club back in the bag.

Everybody teaches a system. I just try to shoot where I'm aiming. I play by sight and feel not by technical thoughts.

There was clearly great charm and worth in a sport so quaintly perverse in its basic instructions. Hit down to make the ball rise. Swing easy to make it go far. Finish high to make it go straight.

You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about.

You don't lose your swing between the ninth green and the tenth tee, and you don't lose your swing from one day to the next. If you think you do, something is going on that you don't understand. A diary might help explain it to you.

It's just a matter of hitting the ball where I want to hit it and hopefully making some putts.

Learn to write the same way you learn to play golf. You do it and keep doing it until you get it right.

You know, one day you make putts and the next day you don't.

You can tell a good putt by the noise it makes.

Only one golfer in a thousand grips the club lightly enough.

I don't think about technique. I just pot the balls.

I try and watch the ball closely. I've played the game for many years now, and I know my talent will take over if I just watch the ball and enjoy myself out there.

I know my talents well - I know my head well - so when I go onto the pitch, I know perfectly what I have to do.

I use the computers to maximize my efficiency and establish a baseline for my swing, but once I'm on the course, I don't think about any of that. I just play.

When you're out there and playing, things are going fast. You've just got to trust your instincts and what got you there.

I make sure that I'm 100 percent ready to go before I put that tee into the ground.

I've got a good game plan... keep things simple with my golf swing.

I'm a good putter. Like good shooters, just keep shooting. I'm just going to keep putting, and they're going to start going in.