Ben Askren Quotes

My grandpa would take me to the driving range and, I don't know, it didn't take me long to realize I'm a little different with golf. I have an eye for seeing things differently. Somehow I just see shots in my head.

Tiger's a horrible golf teacher.

I've seen the bottom and I know the difference between good golf and bad golf.

It was cool for a couple of weeks, but how much bad golf can you play?

It's fun to be able to play good golf not having your A game.

The first time I played a PGA Tour event at Tucson was 1975. I came off the course on Sunday feeling very good about myself. I'd finished at even par, and I knew I could play even better if I worked at it.

Golf is about knowledge, and studying another player - more than listening to a teacher - is the best way to get it.

For me, take Tiger Woods. I always thought he was great, but I never truly understood how good he was until I had the chance to go to Tiger Woods Golf Camp. He taught me how to swing and was hitting the ball, and this dude was unreal.

I caddied for a guy who was a very good player, and he gave me a set of clubs, just a starter set: 5-iron, 7-iron, 9-iron, putter and driver. I just loved it. How I developed my swing was to just grab a club and start banging balls.

I want to improve my bunker, fairway and putting status because that's been my weakness over the last three years. If I can just focus on this, then everything else will come.

Pretty it's pretty good for me because I'm over here in the winters. It's really improved my golf game.

I found an instructor, Chris O'Connell, who helped me. He turned me into the player I am today - a consistent golfer.

Does anyone actually think I'm going to call Tiger Woods and tell him what to do with his swing one day, and he's going to go out and do it, simple as that? It doesn't work like that.

I have worked hard to improve my consistency in my driving, irons, short game, and putting.

I trained more than anybody ever in a golf film ever made - my swing is pretty hot.

There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.

Hit the ball pretty solid. Haven't played a lot of golf this year, so was really unsure of what it would be like. I've been playing pretty well lately, especially hitting the ball solid.

I like to address all parts of my game, but I'm really concentrating a lot of time with my coach, David Whelan, on my short game and on the greens.

The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.

The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf - it's almost a law.

My golf game is lacking big time.

It's important for me to understand more about my swing and my game, no matter who I end up working with.

I need to get better with my 3-wood and hybrid. Those are the clubs I missed the majority of my fairways with.

If I can figure out this wedge stuff and become a really good wedger, I'll be the number-one player in the world.

I've always said the players don't build up rivalries themselves, people from the outside build up the rivalries. I just want to play good golf. I want to try and keep winning golf tournaments.