"People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far."
- Tiger Woods
Hard Work
"The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today. And that's how I look at my life. I will be a better golfer, I will be a better person, I will be a better father, I will be a better husband, I will be a better friend. That's the beauty of tomorrow."
- Tiger Woods
Self-improvement
"Other golfers may outplay me from time to time, but they'll never outwork me."
- Tiger Woods
Hard Work
"If you don't go out there and put in the work, if you don't go out there and put in the effort, one – you're not going to get the results, and two, you don't deserve them."
- Tiger Woods
Hard Work
"There's no sense in going to a tournament if you don't believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change."
- Tiger Woods
Belief in Self
"I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant."
- Tiger Woods
Ambition
"I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself."
- Tiger Woods
Belief in Self
"You can always become better."
- Tiger Woods
Personal Growth
"No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that's the exciting part."
- Tiger Woods
Self-improvement
"The only reason I enter an event is to win. It's not to make the cut or finish top 10 or even second. It's to win the event."
- Tiger Woods
Ambition
"No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that's the exciting part"
- Tiger Woods
Self-improvement
"Train hard. Fight easy."
- Tiger Woods
Hard Work
"You can win all the tournaments you want, but the majors are what you're remembered for. It's how you're measured as a champion in our sport. The majors are where it's at."
- Tiger Woods
Success
"I'm aware if I'm playing at my best I'm tough to beat. And I enjoy that."
- Tiger Woods
Self-confidence
"Winning is not always the barometer of getting better."
- Tiger Woods
Personal Growth
"I love to compete. That's the essence of who I am."
- Tiger Woods
Drive
"There's always stuff to work on. You're never there."
- Tiger Woods
Self-improvement
"You hit a bad shot, you have to get over it right there and then so you can get focused on the next one"
- Tiger Woods
Focus
"Younger guys now are all working out, and you find that if everyone's doing it and you're not doing it, you're going to be left behind."
- Tiger Woods
Hard Work
"I remember there was a time when people were saying I could never win again."
- Tiger Woods
Overcoming Obstacles
"If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about."
- Tiger Woods
Influence
"My failures have made me look at myself in a way I've never wanted to before."
- Tiger Woods
Self-awareness
"if you gone come in second, you're just the first loser!"
- Tiger Woods
Ambition
"A shot's a shot and that's the way I've always treated it. There really aren't difficult ones or easy ones because they all count as a shot. That's the mindset that you have to have."
- Tiger Woods
Focus
"It's going to take an entire career to do it and that's something I knew starting out. It didn't take Jack overnight to get to 18."
- Tiger Woods
Perseverance
"One of the things that Dad had instilled in me is that he grew up in an era, same era as Charlie Sifford and why my son is named after Charlie, is that you had to be twice as good to be given half a chance."
- Tiger Woods
Perseverance
"I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for - getting paid for doing what you love."
- Tiger Woods
Gratitude
"As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support."
- Tiger Woods
Family
"Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter."
- Tiger Woods
Morality
"I still have game. It's whether or not the body can do it."
- Tiger Woods
Determination
"Don't force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It's the child's desire to play that matters, not the parent's desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun."
- Tiger Woods
Family
"Golf has made me and shaped me into the person I am here today."
- Tiger Woods
Personal Growth
"My instincts have never lied to me."
- Tiger Woods
Insight
"My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend."
- Tiger Woods
Family
"I have been fortunate to have my game peak at the right times."
- Tiger Woods
Success
"He's the greatest champion that's ever lived. There's nobody that's been as consistent for as long a period of time as Jack."
- Tiger Woods
Respect
"To see what it's like to have their dad win a Major Championship, I hope that's something they will never forget."
- Tiger Woods
Family
"I don't get to live by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me."
- Tiger Woods
Responsibility
"I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because it's so relaxing, so quiet and peaceful. I mean, there's no noise other than nature - and it's so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind."
- Tiger Woods
Balance
"There are still courses in the United States that I am not allowed to play because of the color of my skin."
- Tiger Woods
Adversity
"As a kid, I might have been psycho, I guess, but I used to throw golf balls in the trees and try and somehow make par from them. I thought that was fun."
- Tiger Woods
Creativity
"It takes art to play the ball on the ground and create shots. When the ball is plugging, it's pot-luck, everyone's going low."
- Tiger Woods
Creativity
"I just miss my dad so much. I wish he could have been here to witness this. He enjoyed watching me grind out Major wins, and this would have brought a smile to his face."
- Tiger Woods
Family
"I stopped living according to my core values. I knew what I was doing was wrong but thought only about myself and thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to."
- Tiger Woods
Self-awareness
"I don't believe that human beings can achieve ultimate enlightenment, because humans have flaws."
- Tiger Woods
Philosophy
"If you're lucky to have three close people in your life, you're blessed."
- Tiger Woods
Relationships
"If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?"
- Tiger Woods
Wisdom
"I felt that Stevie and I have had just an amazing run. Steve is a hell of a caddie, there's no denying that. He's helped my career, and I think I've helped his, as well."
- Tiger Woods
Relationships
"Sensationalism sells: Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story."
- Tiger Woods
Wisdom
"I just don't like the fact that he stares at his phone all the time. Put your phone away and just look around. That's one of the things that I think all parents struggle with is most kids don't look up anymore. Everyone is looking down."
- Tiger Woods
Family
"I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children."
- Tiger Woods
Responsibility
"I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart."
- Tiger Woods
Responsibility