Ian Poulter Quotes

I had set a goal with my team to try and get back to the top of the rankings, but I never thought with the depth in the game this year that I would have been able to get it back so quickly.

I've started to show the consistency in majors I had in regular tournaments back in 1998-2000 when I was contending nearly every week.

You know what, I was one of the top 25 amateurs in the world. I had a pretty good college career.

The Olympic medal gave me a lot of confidence, and I went and won my first Super Series in Hong Kong. So in that regards, what Rio did was give me extra motivation and the confidence that now anything can happen.

I think I was the best drummer!

You can be one of the best players, stats-wise, but if you're not winning, all that stuff doesn't matter.

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

The first tournament I ever played, I won. I was six years old.

I am a winner - and I like to win - but I cannot think that, if I lose, I did not do a good job, because there are other external factors involved.

People say I'm not world level, but I haven't fought at that class yet, so you can't say that until I have.

It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings. There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don't play well, you're often losing a lot of your own money.

Nobody works harder than me.

There's no comparison to competition. You can't tell yourself truly where you're at unless you compete in competition.

I am very happy and proud - I played a lot of school cricket and scored heavily there, and then the Ranji Trophy, but when we represent India, it's a different feeling.

I measure myself against everybody, not just the shooting guards.

I want to see how good I am, and the only way to do that is to fight the best in the division.

Playing the DP World Tour Championship at the Earth Course is always a great week.

If I hadn't won at the Worlds and claimed so many ranking points, I would have been struggling for Rio. I'm in a good place now, though, and having the chance to fight for gold in Rio after everything I've been through would be a dream.

I've had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid, I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.

I never met a man who worked harder than me.

I obviously know how good I was, and people refer to the modern game being tougher.

Every time you tee off as a professional golfer, whether people say it or not, your first prerogative is to make the cut. You can't win if you don't make the cut.

I need to play well in the majors; that's been my key. That's been something that I've created a pattern in the majors, and I just need to keep improving.

The only reason I want to climb up the rankings - beating the champion and beating guys in the top five - those are the guys that get the endorsements and get the most money and get paid the most. That's the only reason why.

At most contests now, skaters are judged against themselves.