Greg Norman quotes

When you see that many people with a smile on their face, then you must be doing something right. (Greg Norman)
The game of golf doesn't come rushing back to you. Last week I made a couple of fundamental mistakes that I probably wouldn't have made in the heat of the battle back when I was in my heyday, and those things have got to come back. View quote
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I wouldn't call it bitter. I think it's just sweet. I've always believed my life seems like it's gotten better and better as each decade has gone by. So I don't see any I don't see any bitterness about it. View quote
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I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and my father. View quote
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My doctor asked me how many golf balls I had hit in my career. I'm lying there in bed calculating somewhere between four and five million golf balls I had hit to do that on my body. View quote
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People in this room must have back problems, I'm sure some of us do, and it is really, really one of the worst pains and debilitating parts of your body that you can actually have because you really can't do anything in your life when you have it. View quote
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What's a good tournament for him? Winning it. He's good enough. View quote
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Well, I think any national championship is an extremely important championship to play in. View quote
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So my game is solid. So that obviously makes me feel confident, that like anybody else in this field, you name them, I feel like I've got the ability to win the golf tournament just as much as they have, and that's the way I'm going to take it. View quote
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Being away for the weekends, and me being the international player that I have been for those 30 years, I've spent a lot more time flying around the world, playing different golf tournaments around the world. View quote
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On 18 you've got to drive it up a gnat's ass. (Greg Norman)
Obviously it's my second senior event, and I'm tired obviously coming back from the British Open, from surgery, which was priority No. 1, did that successfully, and each week since the British Open I've felt in pretty good control of my golf game. View quote
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I don't see myself playing or adjusting my schedule for senior tournament golf. View quote
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To me I've just really, really found a relaxed, peaceful side of my life and I'm enjoying it. View quote
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I mean, I can actually say goodbye to the game of golf, never hit another golf shot the rest of my life and I'd be happy because I can get back in life without any rotation. View quote
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When I turned 50, I said to myself, well, if this is what it's like turning 50, I can't wait to turn 60 because I still felt very, very mentally and physically good, outside my back surgery. View quote
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If you're serious about improving your play, be brutally honest with yourself. View quote
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Know your strengths and take advantage of them. View quote
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You only get out of it what you put into it. If you are a sheep in this world, you're not going to get much out of it. View quote
Greg Norman
When you're playing poorly, you start thinking too much. That's when you confuse yourself. View quote
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Aggressive play is a vital asset of the world's greatest golfers. However, it's even more important to the average player. Attack this game in a bold, confident, and determined way, and you'll make a giant leap toward realizing your full potential as a player. (Greg Norman)
Sometimes things work out on the golf course and sometimes they don't. Life will go on. You try to understand what happens, but maybe today I don't want to know. I just screwed up so maybe I should just put it behind me. View quote
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I would say that it's quadruple what I've had when I've won major championships in the past. I've gotten faxes and phone calls from all over the world. It's been overwhelming. It's really changed my opinion of humanity. View quote
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I'm a very intense person. When I go after something, I want to go after it with everything I have. I want to push myself to the edge. View quote
Greg Norman
I always wanted to be the best I could be at whatever I did. I didn't want to be the number one golfer in the world. I just wanted to be as good as I could be. I work hard, I push myself hard, and I probably even expect too much of myself. View quote
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Occupation: Australian Athlete
Born: February 10, 1955
Quotes count: 31