Rory McIlroy Quotes

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• The next time I cry about golf it will only be with joy. It's not worth crying over golf for any other reason. After all,…
• I expect big things from myself but as long as I can keep the commitment and dedication and put the hard work in, I don't…
• Going to the gym is great for your body, but it's also great for your mind.
• It is never easy to win but it is a lot easier to win when you play well. The key is winning golf tournaments when…
• I have always said I will try to answer questions honestly. I don't want to change that about myself. I think people appreciate that about…
• With success comes expectation and I know the expectation on me is going to be pretty high.
• Of course, money matters to everyone even if some don't want to admit it. If I won the Race to Dubai, I look at that…
• I wanted to make a point of basing myself at home, being close to my family. I'll never be able to repay Mum and Dad…
• To be a top-class athlete, you have to train hard, you have to eat right, you have to get enough rest. I feel the way…
• 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 bring…
• My dad's a scratch golfer and I've got the knack of seeing something and then replicating it. I saw my dad swing a club and…
• As long as I keep enjoying my golf, then hopefully I'll be able to play well.
• I am a proud product of Irish golf and the Golfing Union of Ireland and am hugely honoured to have come from very rich Irish…
• 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 America,…
• The fact is, I've always felt more British than Irish. Maybe it was the way I was brought up, I don't know, but I have…
• As an international sportsman, I am very lucky to be supported by people all over the world, many of who treat me as one of…
• Home will always be Northern Ireland but my schedule means for the next few years I won't be there as much. I can't do the…
• How can I intimidate Tiger Woods? I mean, the guy's got 75 or whatever PGA Tour wins, 14 majors. He's been the biggest thing ever…
• I always got very excited about the Masters as a kid. I could hardly wait until the Wednesday when you'd get the BBC's preview. And…
• I mean I don't want to feel inferior to any other golfer in the world. You know if you do that, then you know you're…

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