Majors Quotes - page 2

Books that have become classics-books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal-always remind me of venerable colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay. (Thomas Bailey Aldrich)
Liberals have invented whole college majors - psychology, sociology and women's studies - to prove that nothing is anybody's fault. View quote
P. J. O'Rourke
You know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year... unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time. View quote
Bob Uecker
Young pitchers don't throw enough in the minor leagues, and when they get to the majors, they don't have the stamina; their arms haven't been built up. View quote
Bruce Sutter
Believe it or not, lots of people change their majors and abandon their dreams just to avoid a couple of math classes in college. View quote
Danica McKellar
Wanting more majors, wanting more wins, almost feels like I think Im being too greedy. View quote
Inbee Park
I think there's no reason the Davis Cup couldn't be as powerful and popular and profitable as any of the four majors are today, given some changes. View quote
Jim Courier
Once you make the majors, it's never a great feeling to go back to the minors - no matter what the circumstances. View quote
Jon Lester
All four majors are definitely a priority. View quote
Karrie Webb
Just because I keep getting close and don't win these Majors, I must not panic. View quote
Lee Westwood
I'm 37, I'm pretty fit and feel I have another eight years left - which means there's 32 Majors still to go at. (Lee Westwood)
Now I'm giving up a little in the week-to-week tournaments but reaping the benefits in the majors. View quote
Lee Westwood
I've started to show the consistency in majors I had in regular tournaments back in 1998-2000 when I was contending nearly every week. View quote
Lee Westwood
I was an undergrad math major and a grad student in computer science. I'm hugely introverted, not atypical of math majors. View quote
Judith Faulkner
Because of my New Line upbringing, half my heart goes to scrappy independents, and half goes to mainstream, down-the-middle pop culture events. And even with those, to try to keep something fresh and original with them and try to do things that the majors miss. View quote
Michael De Luca
Why did they do it? Beats the hell out of me. I was just a scared kid from Kentucky, and these guys had been up in the majors for a while. I guess it was because I was just such a helluva nice kid - if you'll accept that. View quote
Pee Wee Reese
Your first hit in the majors - that's tops. It means you're on your way. When you get the first hit, then you can get the rest. View quote
Rod Carew
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 in our sport. How could some little 23-year-old from Northern Ireland with a few wins come up and intimidate him. View quote
Rory McIlroy
If you're in the minor leagues, you want to get to the majors. View quote
Ryne Sandberg
Majors are important but so is every other tournament I play. View quote
Retief Goosen
Some people thought I'd be on the PGA Tour, that I'd win tournaments, play in majors, contend in majors, win majors. I thought they were crazy. (Zach Johnson)
You can win all the tournaments you want, but the majors are what you're remembered for. It's how you're measured as a champion in our sport. The majors are where it's at. View quote
Tiger Woods
To be able to hold all four majors - the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA - all concurrently I think is the Grand Slam. But a lot of people have a different opinions on that. People think you have to win it in the same calendar year. View quote
Tiger Woods
No one cares about the Davis Cup. How many people know I won five Davis Cups and seven majors, but that I rarely played the Australian Open? View quote
John McEnroe
In choosing my materials I wanted to keep an organic feel to the book. Some might consider this an art book, but I was really just trying to give it some life. Having seen what is being printed by majors these days with poor quality paper, I wanted to provide the reader with a book that carries more value near the same price and that can last for generations. Nothing would be more inspiring to me than to know my books are treasured like an heirloom. View quote
Lorin Morgan-Richards