Tournaments Quotes · Page 5

When I told my wife UConn would win the Big East tournament, she wanted to know why a team from Alaska got…

— Vic Ziegel

Being in college, 600 in the world, I played a few pro tournaments, but I wasn't sure if it was a real possibility.

— Ben Shelton

No top player in the U.S. plays more than 25 tournaments.

— Seve Ballesteros

In Georgia it's a little different because of the East Cobb program. It's such a strong program that we see a lot…

— Anonymous

I won my tournament. I won the Silver Medal.

— Tom Kite

To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance

— Michelle Wie

It's remarkable she [Venus Williams] plays at all, given her Sjögren's syndrome [an autoimmune disorder that can cause joint pain]. She's back,…

— Serena Williams

At lunchtime the place is jumping, while at night the dining rooms could have been rented out for chess tournaments.

— Bryan Q. Miller

My kids have grown up knowing nothing other than me being gone all the time and playing in golf tournaments. That's what…

— Stewart Cink

In the end, it's about the teaching, and what I always loved about coaching was the practices. Not the games, not the…

— John Wooden

Traveling so much to tournaments, you get behind in school work.

— Jack Sock

I love the crowds in Miami. I feel that is one of the tournaments where I get more support. That helps me…

— Rafael Nadal

When you’ve done everything you can to train yourself for competition, you’ll sleep well when the tournament is over, win or lose.

— Karch Kiraly

Mentally, (consistency) is important when you're not used to rugby at that level. Some of the smaller teams in this tournament are…

— Kieran Crowley

Zidane is probably the best player there has been in the past 20 years ... France have recovered the best Zidane and…

— Zinedine Zidane

Another riveting one was Sterling Sharpe - mainly because everyone told me he's horrible. Sterling was playing in a golf tournament in…

— Jeff Pearlman

I want to do more things like this - be in contention and winning tournaments.

— Viktor Hovland

Being from Florida and playing so many tournaments on that beach in Fort Lauderdale, I just want to be on that beach…

— Brooke Sweat

At the very beginning of my career, when I opened my business in Italy, I was also a ranked tennis player. I…

— Oleg Cassini

Barbara [my wife] and I said a long time ago that if we were in a position to help somebody, it would…

— Jack Nicklaus

I'm more proud of the good rounds I've played while hitting the ball badly than of the great rounds while hitting the…

— Jack Nicklaus

My coach has said to me, "When you win a match or a tournament, you don't even think about it - the…

— Serena Williams

For me, I relish playing tournaments in America.

— John Isner

To win a major tournament you have to face the top teams at some point, but if you avoid those at the…

— Jermain Defoe

Being away for the weekends, and me being the international player that I have been for those 30 years, I've spent a…

— Greg Norman