I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.
I’d just as soon play tennis with the net down.
Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled to suit the species.
He’s got an overall flair for the game. It looks to me like he really loves what he does and he can’t wait to get up in the morning, go hit some balls and go play.
There isn’t a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to dust my records. It might as well be Tiger, because he’s such a great kid.
I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.
He’s going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That’s always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can’t handle it. But it looks like he can.
You know they’re not going to lose 162 consecutive games.
What’s a good tournament for him? Winning it. He’s good enough.
Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.
Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.
The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen.
Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.
I play in the low 80s. If it’s any hotter than that, I won’t play.
The integrity of the game is everything.
The crowd makes the ballgame.
He hits the ball a long way and he knows how to win.
You cannot win if you cannot run.
My family knew, but most of the sporting world did not realize that my right hand been some 75% paralyzed.
There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them works.
I don’t know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.
It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf.
Baseball life is a tough life on the family.
Overall the fundamentals seem to be there and he’s obviously got a very mature head on his shoulders. He’s got a kind of presence.
He’s got everything. He’ not a great player yet because he hasn’t won any major championships, but it’s a matter of time. He’s an outstanding talent. I didn’t realize how tall he is.
