Top 180 Tiger Woods Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “I know that balance that I need to have in my life.”

— Tiger Woods

152. “In golf, just because a person is big and cut and ripped, doesn’t mean they have a physical advantage.”

— Tiger Woods

153. “The thing you don’t dream about as a kid is all the peripheral stuff that comes with success.”

— Tiger Woods

154. “I don’t just want to be the best black player or the best Asian player. I want to be the best golfer ever.”

— Tiger Woods

155. “In retrospect, golf for me was an apparent attempt to emulate the person I looked up to more than anyone: my father. He was instrumental in helping me develop the drive to achieve, but his role, as well as my mother’s, was one of support and guidance, not interference.”

— Tiger Woods

156. “I do not look back at what might have been. If I did that, playing golf would drive me crazy.”

— Tiger Woods

157. “Golf is evolving, every day, every shot.”

— Tiger Woods

158. “There are still courses in the United States that I am not allowed to play because of the color of my skin.”

— Tiger Woods

159. “All that really matters is I have two beautiful kids, and I’m trying to be the best dad I can possibly be, and that’s the most important thing of all.”

— Tiger Woods

160. “As you all know, I’m kind of a perfectionist.”

— Tiger Woods

161. “No matter who you are, the game is fluid. The game is always evolving, so you always have to keep working on it. There are plenty of hours in the day to get that done.”

— Tiger Woods

162. “There’s nothing wrong with having your goals really high and trying to achieve them. That’s the fun part. You may come up short. I’ve come up short on a lot on my goals, but it’s always fun to try and achieve them.”

— Tiger Woods

163. “I’m lucky to have been able to represent different companies over my career.”

— Tiger Woods

164. “I probably will have to become more political down the road when my playing days are done, because I’m going to have to have the support of others to grow my foundation.”

— Tiger Woods

165. “When things go right and you test properly and you find equipment that’s better than what you were playing, then you can do some pretty neat things on the golf course.”

— Tiger Woods

166. “A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I’m not like a basketball player who’s going to stand out because of his height.”

— Tiger Woods

167. “I did envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course.”

— Tiger Woods

168. “We have a lot of fun every year, and I really enjoy being part of junior golf and the development of these players.”

— Tiger Woods

169. “The majority of my blood is Asian.”

— Tiger Woods

170. “My body is a little bit sore from all of the practicing and playing and training.”

— Tiger Woods

171. “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.”

— Tiger Woods

172. “My kid is not going to wear a flat bill.”

— Tiger Woods

173. “There are guys on Tour who hit the ball further than me. I always thought it was important to have power, but more important to have power in reserve.”

— Tiger Woods

174. “The amount of meetings I’ve been in – people would be shocked. But that’s how you gain experience, how you can gain knowledge, being in meetings and participating. You learn and grow.”

— Tiger Woods

175. “Golf is something I do selfishly for myself.”

— Tiger Woods

176. “The good thing about coming over to the UK is that I can get some rest.”

— Tiger Woods

177. “There are a lot of great players from Europe who have never played Augusta, but all the guys in America have all played St. Andrews. They’ve gone over and made a trip to play St. Andrews.”

— Tiger Woods

178. “The most important thing to me is winning tournaments. I love winning.”

— Tiger Woods

179. “I’m not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I’m trying.”

— Tiger Woods

180. “Seve was one of the most talented and exciting golfers to ever play the game. His creativity and inventiveness on the golf course may never be surpassed. His death came much too soon.”

— Tiger Woods

181. “At the end of every tournament, to review every stroke and every hole, seeing what I can learn from the experience.”

— Tiger Woods

182. “I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.”

— Tiger Woods

183. “I love to play to win.”

— Tiger Woods

184. “The major championships have always been a special focus in my career, and as a professional, I think Augusta is where I need to be.”

— Tiger Woods

185. “When you look at all of the great players who ever played the game, they all had that other gear that they could go to, and it makes a world of difference.”

— Tiger Woods

186. “I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces.”

— Tiger Woods

187. “Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn’t have to mean public confessions.”

— Tiger Woods

188. “The key in shooting any good round is to give yourself some chances and, tomorrow, if my swinging is feeling any good, I’ll have some chances. But, if it’s not, then I’ll have to give myself those 15- to 20-footers and hope I can make those.”

— Tiger Woods

189. “I started changing my swing in late 1999.”

— Tiger Woods

190. “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

191. “I’ll tell you what, I’ve been in some seriously bad places playing golf and it’s just part of the game.”

— Tiger Woods

192. “I didn’t have many ups and downs, and I just tried to par every hole.”

— Tiger Woods

193. “My kids are doing just great.”

— Tiger Woods

194. “Other golfers may outplay me from time to time, but they’ll never outwork me.”

— Tiger Woods

195. “No matter how you play the golf course, no matter how well you play, you’re going to have to make 6 and 8 footers for par. It’s just a given here.”

— Tiger Woods

196. “People don’t really bother me as much as you might think.”

— Tiger Woods

197. “I was living a life of a lie. And I was doing a lot of things, that hurt a lot of people. And stripping away denial and rationalization you start coming to the truth of who you really are and that can be very ugly.”

— Tiger Woods