Gary Woodland Quotes

If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.

My dad told me, 'If you're going to go out there and play baseball, or you're going to play basketball or football, work hard at it no matter what. I want you to have fun with your buddies, but you have to put in the time because this is your craft.' He didn't just want me to be good. He pushed me to that next level.

Golf asks something of a man. It makes one loathe mediocrity. It seems to say, "If you are going to keep company with me, don't embarrass me.

Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.

There was no question that in our house doing well, doing it the right way, school, sports - there was an expectation. One of the things I've taken away from that is that I'm unafraid to expect a fair amount from people. It makes them so much better - you're doing them a disservice if you don't.

Most players who play tennis love the game. But I think you also have to respect it. You want to do everything you can in your power to do your best. And for me, I know I get insane guilt if I go home at the end of the day and don't feel I've done everything I can. If I know I could have done something better, I have this uneasy feeling.

Coach OB is fun to play for. He's very tough on you. He wants you to be successful.

You pay attention to detail. You try to win every time. You play tough. And when you play the right way and be accountable to each other, you're going to have success and enjoy the game that much more.

If someone is not playing defense or not giving effort, that's my specialty. I don't hold back on my words.

My work ethic is from sports.

The more you practice and study, the better you are... so I still practice and study all the time.

My father, my mother, and then my father was always on top of me - 'Keep your nose clean. Do you love what you're doing?' 'Yes.' 'Then be aware, or you're going to lose it.'

My mother has been my mentor in my life. The number one attribute was discipline. To be on time to school, never miss a day at school, and then checking out homework and making sure I was doing it correctly and signing me up for lots of activities, extra tests and classes.

I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf.

To be a parent, you must be authoritarian. If the Zambians want to succeed, they must learn to work hard, and they should not expect to be treated with kid gloves.

I have a rigid self-accountability. You have to work hard.

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.

From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life right through to the present time.

I learned a great many things in the Marines that helped me as a football coach. The Marines train men hard and to do things the right way, just as a football team must train.

I am very rigorous with myself.

To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.

A ballplayer doesn't make excuses.

I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.

Football is about winning; it's that simple. You have to love what you do. If you're here for the money, than you don't belong here.

Regardless of who you are, what sport you chose, or how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life.