Fred Couples Quotes

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.

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

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.

Pretty it's pretty good for me because I'm over here in the winters. It's really improved my golf game.

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

My goal has always been to play golf, and play it well. In the end, that's what I am, a golfer. If my back lets me, I'm going to play my favorite places. If I hurt myself, that'll probably be it for a while.

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

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

You've got to be able to be on point with your game if you want to make it to the Tour Championship.

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.

I play golf five days a week. I find that if I play seven days a week, I get stale.

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

The game of golf was bigger than Jack Nicklaus when Jack was dominating the game.

My doctor asked me how many golf balls I had hit in my career. I'm lying there in bed calculating somewhere between four and five million golf balls I had hit to do that on my body.

My golf score is really bad. I don't know. I'm definitely not a good golfer. Off the tee box, I can drive it about 275, and I'm in the fairway about 99% of the time. It's my next shot that needs work.

In fantasy land, I wish I could be a pro golfer. I love golf - the most frustratingly brilliant game on the planet.

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.

You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.

This is what I love to do. And if pressure is something that comes with playing good golf, that's something a professional golfer has to handle.

In golf, advice is not a big thing. If you don't have the ability, you won't get anywhere no matter how much advice you get. The only thing people can suggest that matters is, be a good person and treat people respectfully. But advice on your game doesn't mean much to me.

Who wants to miss their opportunity of playing in a Major... A golfer's career is all about it. The lesson I have learnt is that I will tee up for the Majors only when I am 100 percent fit.

My biggest hobby is playing golf, which I really enjoy. Now when I am lying in bed at night, unable to sleep, I find myself thinking about my golf swing. I'm also involved in the Tampa Bay chapter of First Tee.

In my life, I'd like to play more golf and, and get a decent handicap.

Hit the ball pretty solid. Haven't played a lot of golf this year, so was really unsure of what it would be like. I've been playing pretty well lately, especially hitting the ball solid.

I want to keep playing good golf.