Alexander Gustafsson Quotes

Golf is like solitaire. When you cheat, you only cheat yourself.

When it's your will versus another person's will, the worst thing you can do is smile in their face when you're competing. That's what I tell our guys. Go have fun.

We have to keep our strong mentality every time, with a good emotional balance to support everything, whether an opponent provokes you or not, because the opponent is doing his job as well.

A lot of people came up to me and said you need to trash talk. That's not me.

In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life - or at least the way life should be.

I fight fairly, and in good faith.

I always told my young umpires, 'Don't get mad. Whatever you do, don't show it. But no matter how long it takes, get even.'

I am a very conscientious golfer. I count every stroke. I learned to play that way. That is the only way I can play. It taught me to be honest. There is no greater virtue than honesty.

The interesting thing is that everyone in golf is just nice. You learn a lot about people playing golf: their integrity, how they play under pressure.

You are meant to play the ball as it lies, a fact that may help to touch on your own objective approach to life.

I am very close to my family. I have learned a lot from my father. He used to tell me to be honest with yourself and not to argue with your seniors. You don't need to be involved in any quarrel, as sometimes you need to remain silent intelligently.

I never want to hurt anyone on the ice. That's not the type of player I am.

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

You're defined by how you play the game, not by the game itself.

To find a man's true character, play golf with him.

Golf is a game of ego, but it is also a game of integrity: the most important thing is you do what is right when no one is looking.

I always say it's much nicer to win by shaking a man's hand rather than slapping him in the face.

It's just a game. I love it. And yeah, I get frustrated, but I try to not let it get me too upset. I mean, I don't get upset over bad shots or anything like that.

I'm not going to bag on people and make funny jokes about my opponent. I just respect every opponent I go in against.

I love fighting. I want to fight, but there are principles in this game. You've got to have morals. I'm not just going to fight fights to fight to get nowhere.

The new trend in MMA is to talk trash and curse to get a fight, but I'll never change who I am.

I don't bash my company. I don't bash my opponents. I don't miss weight.

I'm competitive when I fight, but I don't get emotionally involved.

When I was younger I got accused of gamesmanship but I grew out of it.

Yeah, I get frustrated. But I try not to let those frustrations get out into the media or get out onto the court in my play.