Zitat des Tages von Hale Irwin:
I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents.
I can forgive the body breaking down. It's a little tougher to forgive that mental lapse.
I still have the desire to succeed, and I've always felt success is measured by what you've done in the win column, not top 10s.
Do I want to tackle a 230-pound guy who's running like a deer? Heavens no, no one in their right mind would. But there is something that drives me and compels me to stick my head in there and give it my best shot.
I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour. I always felt that was too young of an age for that.
It's a long, hard, difficult process to make it to a national championship.
Yes, I applied a lot of what I did in football to golf.
My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted and made them work.
On the PGA Tour, guys finish in the top 10, make a ton of money and think they're great players. In my era, you had to win. We didn't settle for anything else.