"If you can't laugh at
yourself, then who can you laugh at?"
"I'm trying as hard as
I can, and sometimes things don't go your way, and that's
the way things go."
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"Golf, as we know it,
is over. It came to an end on a chamber-of-commerce Sunday
evening in Las Vegas when Tiger Woods went for the upgrade:
He's not just a promising young Tour pro anymore, he's an
era." Gary Van Sickle, Sports Illustrated
"The hip hype that has
accompanied Woods's move into the professional ranks is both
understandable and regrettable." Larry Dorman
"He hit the dimpled white
sphere off the tee so high, so far, that for a moment it got
lost in the misty, bright blue sky. Then the ball sailed downward,
took two bounces to the right of the cup and skirted underground
like a field mouse running from a predator." Joe Burris
"Tiger is the greatest
thing that's happened to the tour in a long time. He has brought
incredible attention to golf at a time of year when football
and the World Series always take precedence. Everything I've
heard about him seems to be true.'' Payne Stewart
"Tiger is like John Daly
but with total control. If that's not a scary prospect for
the rest of us, I don't know what is." Paul Goydos
"There was a time, when
Woods first turned professional, when people wondered if he
had the game to win an Open, whether he had enough accuracy
off the tee, or enough control with his short irons, or enough
patience. Those questions have been silenced. Woods can win
on any golf course that has tee boxes, fairways and greens."
Clifton Brown