Top 30 Vijay Singh Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I am proud of my achievements, my work ethic, and the way I live my life. The PGA Tour not only treated me unfairly, but displayed a lack of professionalism that should concern every professional golfer and fan of the game.”

— Vijay Singh

2. “When they say America is the land of opportunity, it’s true. If you work hard, people appreciate you.”

— Vijay Singh

3. “In my heart I know what kind of person I am, and that’s good enough.”

— Vijay Singh

4. “I can honestly say that in my time in America, I have not encountered any racism. When Jim Thorpe and I make fun of each other on the range, or even when a white player makes a joke about my color, I take it as what it is-a joke-and give it back accordingly.”

— Vijay Singh

5. “If I don’t like someone, I’ll let that person know. I’m not very diplomatic. I understand that.”

— Vijay Singh

6. “It never really crossed my mind that I was ever going to win a major. I always said that if you win a major, that’s fine. If you don’t, you tried your best.”

— Vijay Singh

7. “Sometimes, we should maybe sit back and look at all we have. It’s because of golf and the tour. I mean, this life we lead is unbelievable.”

— Vijay Singh

8. “My journey has been a very slow build-up. Each year has been a step upward. I’ve never actually gone backward.”

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9. “Dr. Parent has been a great influence on my mental game. ZEN GOLF is the best book at connecting golf and the mind together. It’s for everyone, it really helps, and you’re really going to enjoy it.”

— Vijay Singh

10. “I want to play golf, practice and not do much else. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke and I hate going places where you have to yell at someone who is about a foot away from you.”

— Vijay Singh

11. “I hope she misses the cut. She doesn’t belong here.”

— Vijay Singh

12. “You win one and then you win another. You feel more comfortable and more confident, and it snowballs. You can’t wait to get to the next hole and play better.”

— Vijay Singh

13. “If I can hit the ball the way I want to hit it on the range, I’d rather do that than play golf. I just love the feeling of hitting good golf shots.”

— Vijay Singh

14. “The more they made noise, the more calm I became.”

— Vijay Singh

15. “I’ve learned so much through life. Starting off in Asia, the cultures, the people you meet, the poverty you see. It’s been a great education for me, and I’ve loved every minute of it.”

— Vijay Singh

16. “Maybe I should write ‘Tiger Who?’ on my cap.”

— Vijay Singh

17. “I’m playing pretty good now, but my ranking doesn’t say that. I’m number two.”

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18. “I open the driving range and I close it. I thought you ought to know that I work hard. I like practising. I enjoy it. If I did not enjoy it I would not do it. What is the point of going back to the hotel, having a drink and talking a load of bull?”

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19. “I just play the game. I hit a shot and wait for the next guy to hit his. I don’t think between shots-that’s my nature.”

— Vijay Singh

20. “Golf is about knowledge, and studying another player – more than listening to a teacher – is the best way to get it.”

— Vijay Singh

21. “Golf is a passion that will stay with me forever. That’s all I know.”

— Vijay Singh

22. “I think we have arrived at the stage where we are making it too complicated. I know guys who can’t play two rounds before running to their teachers.”

— Vijay Singh

23. “It doesn’t much concern me if Tiger plays in the tournament or no.”

— Vijay Singh

24. “I’m going to go out and play really hard. If I have another win, it will be icing on the cake. But I don’t take anything for granted.”

— Vijay Singh

25. “He started pushing to make birdies and you don’t do that when you’re down.”

— Vijay Singh

26. “The people who know me, the people who see the passion I have for this game and the respect for it, they know that I don’t cut any corners in the way I approach golf.”

— Vijay Singh

27. “Whenever you’re in a position to win, you don’t want to let it go.”

— Vijay Singh

28. “There are probably guys who could be superstars but aren’t because they didn’t work at it.”

— Vijay Singh

29. “The green is so narrow that if you over-club, you’ve got an impossible bunker shot. If you’re short, you’re pretty much dead.”

— Vijay Singh

30. “I’d like to have a little better relationship with the media. It’s just that I don’t think the media is comfortable with me.”

— Vijay Singh

31. “I have this reputation of not wanting to talk to the media, which isn’t true. What I don’t like-what a lot of us don’t understand-is how we can say one thing and it turns up in print as something else.”

— Vijay Singh

32. “Galleries are nice to me. I sign a lot of autographs.”

— Vijay Singh

33. “I’ve won a lot of times with my wife and son here, and I’ve won solo. I don’t think there’s a formula for when the come out and when they don’t I’m simply happy to win.”

— Vijay Singh

34. “The way you play, you need to talk about winning. Don’t talk about keeping your card – talk about winning.”

— Vijay Singh