A biography for Tom Watsonhasn’t been written yet.
“Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.”
“My father wasn't a hard guy. He was a well-liked guy. He had a lot of compassion about things in life. There were rules, but there was also flexibility within those rules. He didn't push me when it came to golf: he just taught me the right way to play the game.”
“Sometimes thinking too much can destroy your momentum.”
“That's one of the things you get when you're playing golf. You get bad backs, bad necks.”
“Golf is a game of ego, but it is also a game of integrity: the most important thing is you do what is right when no one is looking.”
“Any time you play in a USGA Championship, if you don't drive the ball on the fairway, you're dead. You're done.”
“Some guys have trouble sleeping the night before an important round. I never have. Invariably, I sleep longer and better, and have more dreams, when I'm in contention and feeling pressure.”
“Golf will grow so long as it's fun.”
“We tournament golfers are much overrated. We get paid to much.”
“It's time for old players like me, old fogies like me, to give it up and let the young players have a chance.”
“The person I fear most in the last two rounds is myself.”
“I've said many times, 'You learn to win through not liking to lose.' And that's what I mean by learning how to win.”
“I'm not accepting of whiners.”