Lucas Black Quotes

When I was playing in a junior tournament one time, I missed a short putt and threw my putter into the trees. I went on to win the tournament and later, instead of my dad congratulating me, he told me that if I ever threw a club again, I'd never play in another golf tournament. I haven't thrown a club since.

Mother never said to me, 'Stay out of trouble.' She didn't have to!

I would consider my dad a pretty patient guy, but there was no tolerance for spoiled behavior.

My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It's so different today, because children are just not taught the right way.

I always knew I wanted to play golf and go to college. I try hard to be a positive role model, especially on the golf course. I try to carry myself well, and don't do anything outrageous. I try to play the game like a gentleman and give everyone respect. That's how the game should be played.

Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.

I think I was brought up in a respectful household.

When I started wrestling, I hounded my dad to teach me. Eventually, he gave in, but he was careful to instill in me a respect for other wrestlers. He wanted to be sure I wasn't going to hurt anyone.

My mom is the kind of mom, when we would go to a friend of the family's house, and they would offer us something to drink or offer us something to eat, my mother would always say, 'Tell them no.' You could be starving - you could be dehydrated - but as kids, we were supposed to tell the host, 'No.'

My parents taught me good standards, and I feel like I'm taking it to the boxing realm.

Fortunately for me, I had a father who didn't let us get away with anything. You were taught respect, and you were taught to be humble. That has a lot to do with how I am now, because I'm still scared of my dad.

My parents told me if I wanted to fight, they wouldn't support me.

I try to remain calm and treat my club with respect.

There was a rule for the under-13s at Middlesbrough that you were never allowed to swear. If you did, the manager had to take you off as punishment. But I couldn't stop myself. I'd just get frustrated, I guess.

From the beginning it was drilled into me that a golf course was a place where character fully reveals itself -- both its strengths and its flaws. As a result, I learned early not only to fix my ball marks but also to congratulate an opponent on a good shot, avoid walking ahead of a player preparing to shoot, remain perfectly still when someone else was playing, and a score of other small courtesies that revealed, in my father's mind, one's abiding respect for the game.

Show me a man who is a good loser and I'll show you a man who is playing golf with his boss.

I'm just going to try and be a good dad and not spoil the kid: give him love and encouragement but also discipline. Me and my woman, we don't want him to feel too entitled.

But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I've ever met. He's a great man and a very good dad.

When you're a little kid, growing up, most of us know what's right and wrong. Our parents teach us that discipline.

My parents were strict and taught me the proper fundamentals that I would use in my life. They taught me commitment to work hard.

The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win.

A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave.

Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules.

You have to discipline your children, or they won't respect you, law enforcement or God or anyone else.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.