Dave Martinez Quotes

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.

I'm not a player who needs telling every day in training 'you're brilliant, you're this, you're that'... but it's always nice to hear comments from the manager and people around that you're doing well.

First off, it's wonderful how much people are supporting me and felt I should have stayed in the competition.

I think you can be the greatest orator of all time, the greatest motivator of all times, but if those players know that you don't care about them, and you don't try to understand them, then they're never going to hear what you have to say.

Discipline and unconditional support is earned by understanding and trust and inclusion. Not by isolation, not by nasty tricks.

No show would be successful if you took a group of people and just said, 'You're dumb!' over and over. That's not what Broadway's about.

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than praise.

I need my family to remind me in a loving and nice way to lighten up.

Mick has expressed an interest in coming to the gallery tonight because he's seen me behaving myself lately. He is being much more supportive, which is nice.

When you put something on Instagram, the English people are always so positive. As a player, you need that.

We have to make the players who haven't played matches feel valued.

Whenever I get a chance, I want to do well for the other players, the staff, and, of course, the fans.

It's easy to just be rude or just be nasty. I think it's actually harder for people to say something positive; it's interesting.

It's good to know that your coach cares about you.

I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.

Friends accept you the way you are.

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

Everyone loves to be loved.

Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.

I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.

Love is about mutual respect, apart from attraction.

I think that no matter how dark a person is, the more you learn about them, the more you understand about their life, the more you can sympathize with them or even root for them.

The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.