Tom Kite Quotes

It works better for me to be nervous and hungry.

A 3-foot putt can be more nerve-racking than a 9-foot putt because a 3-foot putt you should be getting in. A 9-footer, there's a chance it won't go in.

I like pressure. Pressure doesn't make me crack. It's enabling. I eat pressure, and there might be times when I get a bad feeling in my gut that this might be too much, but you feel pressure when you're not doing something, you know?

I stopped getting nervous a long time ago, so any time I do get nervous, which is rare - about work, anyway - I always take that as a really good sign.

Nerves can be useful, as they sharpen you up, make you determined to try your hardest and do your best.

I love pressure.

In fact, people think you have to be stressed to be successful. They think if you are not stressed, something is wrong with you.

Nerves are natural, it means you're ready to face a challenge and perform.

I'm very nervous in the beginning and then I get in there and start doing my work and I feel more comfortable.

I don't like the feeling, but I've got to say that a little fear makes me a more focused, more responsible programmer.

After all those years of automatic success, you don't get nervous any more. It's really necessary to be nervous and be a little bit frightened. It pumps the adrenalin into you and you really get down there and try.

I don't feel like I ever really do get past the nervousness. I'm always nervous. Something about being nervous keeps you on the edge, and I've always felt like I worked better under pressure.

Fear brings failure; faith brings success. It's just that simple.

When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted to be an actress! Public speaking and acting make me want to vomit. But I have never been nervous singing. When it comes to public speaking, I stumble on my words, sweat, and pull at my clothes.

We've never played at this place before. This place is big, and I'm kinda nervous, so we're going to make it feel small by pretending we're in a... bedroom. We'll hang off the edge of the bed, take off our shoes and get naked!

We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.

I can't actually think of a job where I was relaxed the whole time. I don't think I would want to do that job. When I break into a cold sweat when I'm reading, I think, 'Oh good. That's what's supposed to be happening.'

I can't go to sleep at night if I didn't accomplish at least something. That's the one thing that keeps me up.

Sometimes pressure can be good, and it gives you a lot of energy to do something.

Do you agree that when there's tension and an obsession to want to hit the ball is when you hit it worst? You have to be loose.

Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.

If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.

I get unreasonably nervous before talk shows.

I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.