A biography for John Dalyhasn’t been written yet.
“I live a boring life, but it's perfect for me.”
“I learned through the 'Jack Nicklaus Lesson Tee,' the cartoon. Back then, it was 1970 or '69 when it came out. Learned the grip that way and everything in the cartoon... So that's kind of how it all started for me.”
“I hate a mess.”
“It sucks getting old.”
“I can sit here and hit all the balls and chip and putt all day long, but if you're not playing competitive golf... there's nothing better than competitive golf.”
“In '92 I got my first coach and had it for two, three years. My wife hated it.”
“I try to think of myself as a lion, bringing down the kill, controlling the jungle. A lion controls his jungle.”
“I feel like I'm the Babe Ruth of golf.”
“I was always the one asking everybody else if they were O.K. I never talked about my problems. I didn't want to admit I had problems. I just let 'em build up. I didn't want anybody to know I was hurtin'.”
“I still wake up every day, so I'm winning.”
“Florida sends me a handicap sticker when I'm there. It's embarrassing. But I can't walk more than six holes before the whole knee swells up, and then I can't go anymore.”
“I can't stand to work out. I can't stand to do a sit up; you know, I can't stand to run.”
“You need 100 percent concentration on golf to succeed.”
“I make a lot of bogeys and a lot of birdies.”
“My knee is screwed. I had the meniscus cut out.”
“It's a lot easier knowing you can't do something than knowing you shouldn't.”
“I look at the PGA, and it was like winning the lottery.”
“I wasted a lot of my talent in the '90s because the money was so big, and I was making so much money, I didn't care to practise as much. That is my only regret.”
“I'm an OCD neat freak. I can't stand messes. I make my bed every morning. Laundry. I do it all.”
“I think my worst enemy is me.”