Cristie Kerr Quotes (38 Quotes)

She has to keep doing what she's doing and not think about it that much. A lot of people are going to ask her, 'When are you going to win' The more she can put that in the back of her mind and keep doing her business, it's not very far off.

I didn't hit it well today but I still managed to shoot 2-under, which I think is a testament to how well I've been playing recently.

I don't think people realize how much pressure is on her. She has a lot of people around her, but I'll be there for her if she ever needs advice.

When you have talent like that, ... you're always going to have a little controversy around it.

She played as good as she's capable of and she beat me,

I hit it the best I've hit it in over a week but my putting lost me today. I was shocked,

I live part-time in Manhattan, so I'm very familiar with the area, ... Being from Miami, I love hot and humid weather, so I feel right at home here. ... I'm staying at a really nice house that a friend of mine lent me. So instead of being in a hotel, it's a little bit more of a homey feel.

I hadn't thought about that because I'm always chasing her, ... She's the best in the world, certainly. A lot of players here want to challenge her and I'm one of them.

You always kind of know she's there, and you know she's capable of playing really well, ... But I think I'm capable of playing just as well.

I played really really well today, ... I had more putts that could have gone in, but I made the putts when I needed to when they counted.

I don't think people really understand just how much pressure there is on her. I think she is doing fine.

We played pretty well in the morning. We just didn't make any putts. We hung in there and did what we had to do. We made putts when we had to. We tried to get the momentum back but we just couldn't.

People don't realize how difficult it is to win. Winning is a learned behavior. That's what I did today. I relied on my experience and my patience and I was able to hang on.

It gave me a lot of confidence because I didn't really putt well yesterday.

There are so many great golfers out on tour now. Just take a look at how many first-time winners we've had this year. You can't just think of Annika as the biggest challenge anymore though you still need to be mindful when she's out there.

It was incredible, ... You just have to keep your foot on the gas. There are three days left and there are a lot of people in the field capable of that.

There are going to be a lot of players coming at her tomorrow. It's a little bit different when it gets closer.

Everybody was slow today. We were waiting almost on every shot, especially on the last hole. And on the last putt, you want to take a little bit more time, make sure you give it your best effort on the last hole. So I'm sure we were a little slower today, but generally I'm not a slow player.

That's about as big a putt as you can make to save par.

For now, she's busy preparing for her title defence in the LPGA State Farm Classic and next week's stressful Solheim Cup matches. This is my third week in a row and then Solheim will be my fourth ... I have a couple of weeks off after that, ... I'm a little bit tired right now, but I'm going to go probably back today and take a nap and get ready to play and compete.

I certainly wasn't going to take a club shorter and be short. That was about as big a putt as you can make to save par. It counted the same as a birdie almost.

I think there are still some things they need to work out in the formula. It's new, so you have to figure there will be some tweaking involved to make sure it's a valid ranking.

Obviously, she's been the best player in the world for a long time, but there's a lot of players willing to step up and challenge her, ... I'm not too concerned about her. I'm just going to play my game.

I'm really looking forward to this week rather than feeling pressure. I really know the course well. It's a good test of golf and has great scoring opportunities.

You're seeing a youngster that's going to be around for a very, very long time,

That hole in particular is really hard to judge with the wind there sometimes,

It makes me want to perform better and keeps me intense inside the ropes. My success has created more attention to me as a golfer as well as a person than before and I am trying to balance all these things for people to see the real me.

I'm feeling better now, but I'm a little tired now, ... I slept so much yesterday that it was kind of hard to sleep through the night. But I feel fine.

For some reason, she is the chosen one. People just want to turn on the TV and watch, and that's good for the rest of us. She's just got this aura around her that makes people want to pay attention.

I am in the role of trying to be a part of this team and not trying to stand out as an individual.

It makes it sweeter for whoever wins the tournament when she's in the field. But again, there are a lot of people starting to challenge her on a weekly basis now and I think that's very, very good for our tour.

I definitely think there is a great chemistry within our team this year,

This team has a chemistry more than the other (two) teams I've been on. We all mesh so well with our personalities and there is something special about this team. You can just tell, and we all feel it.

I think LPGA players for a long time were afraid to say what's on their minds. But we're doing all the right things and there's nothing wrong with having some great personalities and rivalries and some friction. I think that's really good for the sport.

I hit it fairly decent today. I didn't hit it great. I gave myself a lot of opportunities, which I was able to capitalize on early, and just keep the momentum going through the round.

I don't mind the snapping, but not when a player is already into their practice routine. We had to tell them a few times at the beginning.

' She always wants to be on top, ... Now she's definitely got more motivation.

I've played well, but things haven't quite come together, ... I'm a little disappointed with the way I've played the last month and half, but that's golf.