Mike Weir Quotes (47 Quotes)

The word is around the locker room that this is one of the best courses we've played in a long time on Tour. So, all the guys are excited.

It helps psychologically. The more good rounds you play on a golf course, the more good memories you have to draw upon when you need to.

Playing hockey, there were a lot of guys bigger than me, so I knew I was going to get hit and have to deal with it. Gotta hit back.

I have a lot of offers to play for appearance fees. It's nice gravy, but it's not a big motivating factor for me, to go here and there just for money.

I punch left-handed.

My short game held me in there today. I never felt comfortable with my game. There was a lot of waiting around. I never got my rhythm and it was cold. But I had a good par save on No. 6 and I hung in there.

I like the format. I like the casual atmosphere that you are playing with your amateur partner and just walking down the fairway and talking about anything. And then, you know, the golf courses I love, they just set up well for me. I have played them so much that I know what to do out here.

I can honestly say I've never folded my tent once while playing golf,

It's not artificial and no tricks about it. Either you hit the fairway or you're going to be in trouble.

I've been close. I've played good rounds on Sunday, but not quite good enough. I've always played well at Pebble, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

They probably don't have as big an advantage as last week in Phoenix. Some of the guys can carry the bunkers, but you don't have a lot of that here. It's more position, being in the right spot on the greens and precise play around here compared to last week when the long guys could just let it go.

You can be six behind on the back nine and still win the tournament.

The fame aspect of winning the Masters... besides being married and becoming a father, that's a strong third there.

If I can raise more money for charities, or get more Canadian kids to play golf, the green jacket will mean even more.

My wedge game and putting was what killed me. When you hit 13 of 14 fairways and shoot 78, your wedge and putting is not very good.

Canadian-born Mike Weir was deflated by Wednesday's news that the NHL season had been canceled. It's disappointing as a fan, ... I love the game, love to watch it, especially this time, because it's getting close to March, April, when the playoffs start. And there will be nothing to watch on TV.

In the afternoon, it was three or four shots tougher, easily. The wind was tough it swirled around quite a bit. The morning guys didn't have it.

If I thought I had hurt my chances of winning another major just because I was chasing money around, I'd wind up kicking myself.

Last year was pretty special, one of the greatest moments I've had in the game. It was disappointing in the end, but just the support I had and the crowds, it was pretty cool.

I won that Masters with my wedge and my putting. You have to make the key putts to win.

As for my country, I don't live there, but obviously I'm very proud to be Canadian.

I really pushed for the event to come here for a number of reasons. One was that you heard rumblings from U.S. guys complaining about having to travel far to play. I don't blame them. They have to play an event every year, This is an easy one -- just travel a bit north. There won't be complaining from guys coming to play.

I'm just going to put my nose in there and grind it out as hard as I can this week and see whoever is going to be there.

A lot of my buddies also played golf, but when it came to going to the beach or on the boat and chasing girls, they usually went that way and I went to the golf course.

When I'm on with my putting, I'm as good a putter as there is, probably.

That's the special part about the Masters the tradition they have. There's no other tournament like it.

The course is going to make you look silly sometimes. You have to be able to accept that and move on.

Canada is hockey.

I think they thought I was trying to win the hole that way. That wasn't the case at all.

I didn't use a lot of putts, but I missed a couple coming in, six- or seven-footers. It was a tough day the rain, the breeze. The course played a lot longer than it did (yesterday) morning.

It changed really quickly from feeling like Palm Springs yesterday to what we're used to around here.

I'm very happy with the round. It was a great start. I made a lot of putts inside six feet. I just didn't make some of the birdie putts that I had.

That's a special part of the Masters, the tradition they have with the champions dinner. I get to sit around and listen to stories from (Tom) Watson and (Jack) Nicklaus and Jackie Burke. There's no other tournament like it.

That's the key when you do pick a club -- to be decisive. If you make an indifferent swing, you're not sure when you're hitting the shot, you're not going to like what happens. You just have to pick your club and trust it and go ahead and hit it.

I'm not one of the super long hitters, ... And I'm not really short. I'm in the middle. When I'm playing really well, I can get it out there pretty good. I was looking at the stat sheet and I think I was third in driving in this tournament.

The shot I hit into seven, it was a nice little draw 8-iron that almost went in. I hit a cut 4-iron into eight that almost flew off the pin. I almost flew it in the hole on 10. I just knew I was dialed in pretty good.

There wasn't even a zephyr of wind. It was unbelievable. I can't imagine it being any better out there.

I was not great behind the counter. I had a week off without asking for it. Another time, we had a cart go up in flames, and we went out on another cart, which we wrecked by running it into the cart that was on fire.

I actually had a Bobby Orr action figure. You could put the pads on him and skates and all that. I was 7, and he was still playing.

We're mainly trying to figure it out (based on who plays different) golf balls. I think it's important in that foursomes match, to get two players that complement each other. Maybe not two short hitters together, but sometimes you get two long hitters and that doesn't work out, as we've seen in Ryder Cups.

I feel I should be in better shape for the way I'm playing. But I'm still in good shape for the weekend. It doesn't really start until tomorrow. As long as you're within eight shots, you're probably in contention.

I don't think it was anything Stewart or David did, ... We just got off to a hot start and from there, we didn't make any mistakes. So it was hard for those guys to get back in the match, because we were playing really well.

There was a guy standing near the green with a red sweater, and I said I was going to hit at that guy with a little draw. I was telling some of the guys over there that there was a glare from the sun, and I couldn't see it. You could just hear it. I didn't know if it hit the pin or went long or what. And then, obviously, the crowd let me know what was going on.

This golf course, you miss a shot a little bit off-line, it's going to bite you.

From the time you're a junior, adults keep telling you about patience and hard work and using your head, but until you've been knocked down a few times and have to get back on your feet all by yourself, you probably haven't learned the lessons.

The beauty of golf, you're in charge out here.

The (Bob Hope Chrysler Classic) I played well and I felt like I had a chance to win there. The other two weeks Not so good. But I've been showing all the signs, all my practicing is going well and I've been very encouraged with a lot of things in my game this year so far.