Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Xander Schauffele - Page 2

I don't really care, honestly, what the USGA does with the setup. I'm just here to play.

When I practice there's a bunch of noise going on, people will talk, so I don't really have mouse ears for the most part.

I store my power right up until it's time to hit the ball.

You know, majors are tricky. There's a lot of pressure, and there's a heavy load on individuals.

I've never made the cut. I think that feeds into the underdog thing more than anything else.

I played soccer until I was like 10 or 11, maybe 12. I had fun with it, but it was a team sport, and I hated losing, and we kept losing, so I quit.

Ever since my early teens, I've tried to swing the driver very fast. Back then, it was as fast as I could. But now that I'm 24, I'm working to dial back some of that speed, knowing I have an extra gear if needed. The goal is to protect myself from injuries down the road - especially to my back.

You don't have to be a superhero and pull off shots you've never hit before. Your goal should be to put yourself in position to play as close to your regular game as possible. That's what I did in the final round of the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie, when I was in the final pairing with Jordan Spieth.

I love French and English bulldogs. They're hilarious and adorable.

My agent and I usually have a steak-and-wine dinner on Wednesdays before tournaments. It's a good source of protein for the night before, and it helps me sleep before the opening round.

There's a big A my team likes to talk about, which is Accepts. If you can't 'accept,' then you're never going to play well in the U.S. Open.

I was struggling to keep my card and get in tournaments and found a way to breeze through the U.S. Open somehow with a cool head. I looked at that and thought, 'Wow, I could actually do this.'

If practice and preparation were all it took to prevent nerves on the course, tour players would never get rattled.

Usually when I'm comfortable I play good golf.

It's not too often in your life you have 4 or 5-footers for $10 million.

When I was signing my card, I was like, 'Oh, wow, I actually went birdie-birdie to get in the playoff.' I was just in my own world out there.

I hate to say it... but, yeah, I mean, our class has always been really strong, and I always joke with my buddies saying it's not cool to be 23 and on the PGA Tour anymore since everyone that's been 22, 23, 24, they're all winning.

It's only my second Masters, and I definitely jumped into that scene a little faster than I thought I would, to be completely honest.

To say I feel close or whatnot, I don't really know what that means, but I feel like my game and, you know, myself is slowly maturing.

Having experience gives me an advantage against the younger players as well as the other competitors out there.

My dad, his temperament is a little worse than mine, at times.

I learned from a young age that my tendency was to really choke the grip during a big moment. I'd tense up in my hands, which would then tighten my forearms, and I'd try to rip one as hard as I could.

I remember watching Tiger make the putt in '08. I was standing by a tree that's no longer there, it got taken down by the storm. I watched that putt live.

It's just whenever us players have good feelings at a certain course, we sort of thrive off of that.

You know, I think the stats are out whoever won the Tour Championship never made it back the next year. There's a reason for that. It's hard. It's just tricky.

I always try to find companies I see eye to eye with. It was an easy collaboration with Hyland. They're a well-rounded player and always try to find certain strategies to give their clients a competitive edge.

My hips will always lead in the downswing, and I'll always fire off my right foot. I know Tiger and other big hitters keep their right foot down and mainly use their bodies to power through the ball, but I'm not Tiger's size.

As everybody manages to say on TV, 'Yeah, he hits it pretty far for a little guy.' Well thanks.

Unfortunately a good attitude doesn't make you hit it 350.

At no point in any sport do you want to be known as a cheater.

I pick up the tab for my mom now, I don't let her pay for any dinners.

I don't have, like, a huge effect on the crowd, I'd say. So not having fans isn't the craziest thing to me.

Some guys talk about swinging through the ball, but I think about impact like hammering a nail. My dad actually had me hammer nails to understand the concept.

I've always been the underdog and underdogs don't really care for attention.

Everybody knows I'm a late bloomer.

Players are getting better at a younger age. It shows how fearless everyone is becoming.

I've played TaylorMade drivers since I was in high school, so it's a comfortable look for me.

My father, Stefan, is the only swing coach I've had. I wouldn't be where I am today without him.

Nobody had Trackman when we were 15 years old. In terms of hitting it far, I've always hit it further than anyone else in my age group.