Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

34 quotes

Since 1975, American professional golfer Tiger Woods has given the world some of its most quotable lines. With equal ease, Tiger Woods moved between Family and Dad, finding connections others missed. Our collection holds 43 quotes from Tiger Woods, each offering a different angle on Family, Dad, Money, Best, and Success. One quote that captures their voice: "Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions."

“I'm not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I'm trying.”

— Tiger Woods

Age

All Quotes by Tiger Woods

“I always come from truth.”

— Tiger Woods

Truth

“As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support.”

— Tiger Woods

Family

“People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.”

— Tiger Woods

Work

“I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.”

— Tiger Woods

Family

“I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for - getting paid for doing what you love.”

— Tiger Woods

Business

“Hopefully I'll continue to have the success I've had.”

— Tiger Woods

Success

“My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend.”

— Tiger Woods

Amazing

“The thing you don't dream about as a kid is all the peripheral stuff that comes with success.”

— Tiger Woods

Success

“My mom was tough.”

— Tiger Woods

Mom

“The virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one's own family.”

— Tiger Woods

Family

“It's cool now to play golf.”

— Tiger Woods

Cool

“I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife's family, my friends, my foundation and kids all around the world who admired me.”

— Tiger Woods

Family

“To have the opportunity to complete the slam at the Open at St Andrews, the home of golf, is something I will never ever forget.”

— Tiger Woods

Home

“Don't force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It's the child's desire to play that matters, not the parent's desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun.”

— Tiger Woods

Dad

“Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish.”

— Tiger Woods

Money

“Well, you know, a lot of people look at the negative things, the things that they did wrong and - which I do. But I like to stress on the things I did right, because there are certain things that I like to look at from a positive standpoint that are just positive reinforcement.”

— Tiger Woods

Positive

“All that really matters is I have two beautiful kids, and I'm trying to be the best dad I can possibly be, and that's the most important thing of all.”

— Tiger Woods

Best

“The amount of meetings I've been in - people would be shocked. But that's how you gain experience, how you can gain knowledge, being in meetings and participating. You learn and grow.”

— Tiger Woods

Experience

“My dad used to say, 'Just because you dress up in a coat and tie, it doesn't influence your intelligence.'”

— Tiger Woods

Dad

“I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled, and thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.”

— Tiger Woods

Money