I'm afraid there are no replays or second chances in amateur or professional golf, and that's the way it should be. — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
The next time I cry about golf it will only be with joy. It's not worth crying over golf for any other… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
As long as I keep enjoying my golf, then hopefully I'll be able to play well. — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
It's been 18 months since I won on The European Tour and to win the flagship event, I could not have asked… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
I'm happy with the success I've had, and I feel like there's been a lot that I've learned this year, and that's… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
It's incredible, ridiculous really, isn't it? You realise you can make more money on the golf tour in one week than some… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
Sport was an obvious favourite of mine, and not only golf. I was, and still am, a big rugby fan. — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
I feel like I came through this year stronger and wiser, and I can go into 2015 in a much better place. — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
Leaving golf aside for the moment, I'd choose Roger Federer as a sporting role model, Muhammad Ali for a sporting and non-sporting… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
It is never easy to win but it is a lot easier to win when you play well. The key is winning… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
I was detained a couple of times but that was for not handing in homework because I was playing golf or not… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
The Olympics will be great for the growth of golf on a global scale, but my focus right now is on being… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
I mean I don't want to feel inferior to any other golfer in the world. You know if you do that, then… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
I've always said the players don't build up rivalries themselves, people from the outside build up the rivalries. I just want to… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
How can I intimidate Tiger Woods? I mean, the guy's got 75 or whatever PGA Tour wins, 14 majors. He's been the… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
My mom and dad worked very hard to give me the best chance in - not just in golf but in life.… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
I receive huge support from Irish and British sports fans alike and it is greatly appreciated. Likewise I feel I have a… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
The Open is the one that we all want and strive for and to be able to hold this Claret Jug is… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
On that Sunday of the Masters I remember turning on ESPN to find people talking about me. I switched over to the… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
Of course, money matters to everyone even if some don't want to admit it. If I won the Race to Dubai, I… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
It's a great feeling to know that I've played the best golf throughout the season of any of the guys for the… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
The great thing about my two lives is I love them both. I'm very ambitious and nothing gets in the way of… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
You know I need that cockiness, the self-belief, arrogance, swagger, whatever you want to call it, I need that on the golf… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
Fitness plays such an important role in my life, and an integral part of my golf structure, that I think I might… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
To be a top-class athlete, you have to train hard, you have to eat right, you have to get enough rest. I… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
I really enjoy playing 'Tiger Woods' on the Wii, and you can set the levels to easy, medium, or hard, so I… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
I am a proud product of Irish golf and the Golfing Union of Ireland and am hugely honoured to have come from… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share Image
It's a great feeling to know that I've played the best golf throughout the season of any of the guys for the second time… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
I receive huge support from Irish and British sports fans alike and it is greatly appreciated. Likewise I feel I have a great affinity… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
The Open is the one that we all want and strive for and to be able to hold this Claret Jug is an incredible… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
I was detained a couple of times but that was for not handing in homework because I was playing golf or not present because… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
The great thing about my two lives is I love them both. I'm very ambitious and nothing gets in the way of me practising… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
You know I need that cockiness, the self-belief, arrogance, swagger, whatever you want to call it, I need that on the golf course to… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
My parent are very proud, but Dad ripped into me for throwing a club on the 11th. He's happy with the way I played,… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
I don't really remember, but from about the age of five I told anyone who would listen that I was going to be the… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
I wish to clarify that I have absolutely not made a decision regarding my participation in the next Olympics. On a personal level, playing… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
On that Sunday of the Masters I remember turning on ESPN to find people talking about me. I switched over to the Golf Channel… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
Since turning professional at 18, I have travelled the world playing the game that I love and consider myself a global player. As the… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
I used to not really like going to the gym when I was playing tournaments because I'd be sore and stiff. But the more… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
I started to really believe in myself, and my abilities, when I won the World Under-10 championship in Doral, Florida. I was nine and… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
I've had support from all sides, from people who call themselves Irish, from Northern Irish, to the whole of the UK, to people in… — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
With success comes expectation and I know the expectation on me is going to be pretty high. — Rory McIlroy Copy Share
