Stuart Appleby Quotes

People actually get sponsors based on the merits of the Cup, not on the merits of the sailors.

Putts get real difficult the day they hand out the money.

It's very easy when you have someone in front of you that you can chase. You want to be No. 1 but now I feel like I have to play well because everybody looks at you as a best golfer. So that's why I put more pressure on myself.

Squash was my livelihood and as in business, I had to stay on top.

It's going to you know, I can't go out there and shoot par and win. Everybody is playing well, and I think you'll have to go out tomorrow and have 4, 5, 6 under par probably.

I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it up, win six tournaments.

I just love playing in major championships.

I'd rather make the cut in the Crosby than win another Oscar.

It doesn't much concern me if Tiger plays in the tournament or no.

It's a sensitive thing, playing major league baseball.

I think if you play for Chelsea you have to deal with the pressure, everybody knows the expectations.

If you want to be a big player and play for a big club, you have to deal with the pressure.

I think every athlete wants to get sponsored. If you do really well in your sport, then I think sponsorship can help you get rewarded in that sense: doing what you can for your sponsor. It's just another achievement in life.

It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings. There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don't play well, you're often losing a lot of your own money.

I love the game of baseball. Like I love playing, I'm just not good at - I don't enjoy the media part of it. I don't enjoy all the different aspects that come with it, like the business side of it.

You want to play in the big games, you want to play for a big club and to play with pressure.

It's a whole new world once you get to the professional rankings, being able to continue to stay on top.

That's what happens when you play in L.A. Everybody expects you to do well.

The majors and big events eventually bring the best players to the top so if I play well or not I always find playing the big events very motivating because it shows you where the game is at.

Every time I'm practicing, playing or prepping, Majors are always going to be the ones everybody wants to win. But putting the urgency or too much pressure on yourself is not going to do any favors.

For any tournament to succeed, you need the big guns to fire.

I think every NBA player is trying to prove himself every day.

Jack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I'm not even familiar with.

People ask me, 'Would you ever want to play professional golf?' And I'm like, 'No. No, no, no, no. Just because I can hit a good shot every now and then doesn't make me a pro.'

I feel more strongly than ever about this. I would like the professional game freed of golf carts. Golf is a physical game. If we are playing competitive professional golf, we should walk. When I can't walk 18 holes, I'll pack it in.