Tournaments Quotes - Page 11

I'm nervous when I play in the Masters or most other tournaments.

Bernhard Langer

Play, Nervous, Masters

Interview with Julius Mason, www.rydercup.com. September 14, 2004.

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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.

Billie Jean King

Team, Tennis, World

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Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.

Imran Khan

Winning, Boys, Proud

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At my first tournament, about four years ago, I got four twos. Now I have a poker problem. I do win every so often, so that's what keeps me going.

Cheryl Hines

Winning, Years, Four

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I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most grand slams and be remembered in this world. I certainly don't have to win satellite tournaments here there and everywhere, I don't have to win at all. Although I do want to.

Venus Williams

Winning, Important, World

"Selling the sisters". Interview with Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. January 9, 2005.

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The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.

Venus Williams

Eight, Years, Play

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Rankings are not so important. I am only focused on winning tournaments.

Saina Nehwal

Winning, Important, Ranking

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I played tournament chess from fifth grade up into high school.

Chris Hardwick

School, Chess, Fifth Grade

"Self-help for nerds: advice from comedian Chris Hardwick". www.wired.com. October 21, 2011.

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In the knockout tournaments, it's futile to prepare for a grand finale. You may have worked out many strategies for the final. But you may lose in the first round itself.

Viswanathan Anand

Finals, May, Firsts

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I like to keep myself physically and mentally fit before any important match. I usually take a short nap just before the game and do not practice immediately before the tournament.

Viswanathan Anand

Naps, Practice, Games

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Before a game, I avoid having a heavy meal so that I don't feel sleepy at the board. You eat to be healthy, and that generally takes care of everything. Also, you can't be too finicky, since at tournaments you tend to eat at restaurants here and there. But, as long as you're eating sensibly, it's all good.

Viswanathan Anand

Games, Long, Healthy

"Q&A: Inside the Mind of the World's Top Chess Player". Interview with Aditi Malhotra, blogs.wsj.com. April 3, 2013.

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There's no sense in going to a tournament if you don't believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change.

Tiger Woods

Believe, Winning, Belief

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The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta.

Tiger Woods

Respect, Views, Games

"Tiger Woods to play Masters next month" by James Hibberd, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 16, 2010.

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You can win all the tournaments you want, but the majors are what you're remembered for. It's how you're measured as a champion in our sport. The majors are where it's at.

Tiger Woods

Sports, Winning, Champion

"Tiger Woods on top of his game, and the world" by Mike Celizic, www.today.com. October 14, 2016.

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If money titles meant anything, I'd play more tournaments. The only thing that means a lot to me is winning. If I have more wins than anybody else and win more majors than anybody else in the same year, then it's been a good year.

Tiger Woods

Sports, Money, Mean

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I don't wake up every day and think about which tournaments I won and which titles I hold. It's something I don't care about.

Steffi Graf

Thinking, Wake Up, Care

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If somebody knows me, they know for sure I'm from Poland because I'm playing for my country every tournament, every match. I'm staying in my hometown and my home country because that is where I feel comfortable. I feel good there.

Agnieszka Radwanska

Country, Home, Feel Good

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To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying.

John McEnroe

Senior, States, Involved

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Well, you know, I've bonded with a lot of people over the years, you know. We played the same tournaments year after year and we go back to the same place and many times the seats have been full and that has meant the world to me for sure.

Andre Agassi

Sports, Years, People

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I have formed the Mahendra Singh Dhoni Charitable Trust which organises cricket tournaments in Jharkhand to identify promising cricketers so that we can help groom them, either in India or abroad.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Dhoni, India, Helping

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I don't see myself playing or adjusting my schedule for senior tournament golf.

Greg Norman

Senior, Golf, Schedules

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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I try to win every tournament.

Karrie Webb

Winning, Goal, Trying

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Well, my hand never fell off, and within no time, I was bowling competitively in leagues and tournaments.

Joe Tex

Hands, League, Bowling

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Being away for the weekends, and me being the international player that I have been for those 30 years, I've spent a lot more time flying around the world, playing different golf tournaments around the world.

Greg Norman

Golf, Weekend, Player

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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The only way to win tournaments is with the short game. Over half your shots out here are within 30 or 40 yards. Ballstriking is where I'm trying to improve, yes, but more to eliminate big numbers than make birdies.

Phil Mickelson

Winning, Games, Numbers

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