Harry Vardon Quotes

You learn to accept defeat graciously in golf. Unlike other sports, the game itself is a constant opponent. It never stops. A golfer is fortunate to win a few times. We spend our whole lives trying to conquer something, and we lose a lot more than we win.

If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.

When you play on bad surfaces, you have to show your character and keep your concentration for the whole 90 minutes.

We don't always get our respect but you've got to deal with it and go out there every week and just win football games.

It doesn't matter if you're winning or losing. You've got to be the same guy; you've got to prepare the same.

When you're on the pitch, you should never give up and concede easy goals.

Injuries aren't anything foreign to me. I am used to overcoming illness and injury; you can't complain about it. When you're standing up there on the blocks, it doesn't really matter: it's all about the next minute.

You're going through college, and you're going to be faced with a lot of things. You're going to face adversity, the main thing is don't quit. For many people it's easy to quit, but don't. That's what separates the winners from the losers, what separates the all-stars from the also-rans.

You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession.

Tiger, come on now, you've still got work to do. This round and golf tournament are not over. Hang in there and finish the race.

Golf is a lot like life. When you make a decision, stick with it.

Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don't give up easily. I am a fighter.

I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.

I can just put my head down and train hard.

I think what endurance sports teach you is to stay dedicated, stay focused, and also to understand you're going to have ups and downs, but you need to keep running right through them.

Quitting doesn't enter my mind.

Just because I keep getting close and don't win these Majors, I must not panic.

I'm a plodder, one foot in front of the other. Life is all about understanding that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. And it's your ability with how you deal with that adversity that ultimately affects your success.

When you're on court, you just want to win. You're a competitor.

It doesn't really matter who you're playing. You just have to keep going at them.

You know, the one thing you never lose as a sportsman is your competitiveness.

I don't pull out of fights. I fight through injuries. I don't care what the circumstances are.

I would like to fight as hard as I possibly can in each and every game and win or lose, leave it at that, and move forward. I know in my heart that that is the mindset I need to be a successful and happy athlete.

People who race bikes don't talk about crashes. They keep going.

I won't change my type of play, whether we are winning or losing.