Daniel Negreanu Quotes

He has the finest, fundamentally sound golf swing I've ever seen.

For years, I felt like I was just whacking at the ball, trying to see how far I could hit it, especially with the driver. Whatever the coach I was working with at the time told me to do, I would just go along with it.

Great touch is often written off simply as 'talent,' which is crucial, because a good swing can take a golfer only so far. I've seen thousands of fantastic swings in my day, but that doesn't guarantee anything.

No one who ever had lessons would have a swing like mine.

Green synthetic practice mats are the worst thing for your golf game that I know of. You can hit six inches behind the ball and not even know it, because the ball still gets airborne. Practice nets are awful, too. Swing a weighted club instead.

I'm pretty much a self-taught player. My swing hasn't changed a whole lot, I don't think. But I watch a lot of people.

You should welcome getting older in golf. With greater knowledge of your swing, you, too, can keep improving.

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

I think that in itself, if you're a true golfer, you'll see specific things you need to work on. Much cheaper than private lessons.

A big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course.

My swing is so bad I look like a caveman killing his lunch.

If I could straighten it out (his golf swing), I'd be pitching at Dodger Stadium tonight.

The average golfer's problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing

The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things.

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.

'Golf Digest' had all the old school swings, and my favorite swing, ever, was Nick Faldo's swing. And it had all the greats, Ernie Els and Nick Faldo and all that stuff, and I had the pictures of their swing sequences on my wall.

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

You could argue that if the average golfer plays a golf course with 430-yard par 4s and they always miss the green, that's good practice. It's definitely great practice to play a course that's too long for you.

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.

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

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.

If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, watch your business.

I'm one of a few guys on the PGA Tour who doesn't work with an instructor. I'm not saying mechanics don't matter. But I play my best when I focus on staying in a good place mentally and keep the technique simple.

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