David Duval Quotes

• You’ve got to make an effort on your own. Some people don’t even try.

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• You don’t have to hit perfect shots all the time here. The variety of shots you get to play, the shots you sometimes have to hit along the ground, it’s just a lot of fun to me.

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  Tags in Time, Fun

• You do what you need to if you’re serious about playing great golf.

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• When I’m swinging well, nobody hits the golf ball any better than I do.

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• What I’m saying is that, unlike a lot of portrayals of me, I’m not hiding behind the sunglasses. I’m out there working. I’m not trying to sell anybody anything, but I do realize we’re entertainers.

  David Duval

  Topics in Work

• We’re often portrayed as rich, spoiled athletes who play a game for too much money.

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• We might not make what athletes in other sports make, but we have greater longevity and we do have certain freedoms to do things they can’t do. Like stay home one week and play the next week.

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  Topics in Sports

• The way I grew up playing, and the way most Americans have grown up, is that you hit the ball up in the air and then it stops where it lands.

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  Tags in Playing

• The best way to explain it is that I’m not yearning anymore, on or off the course. I appreciate what I have. I feel like I’m blessed.

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• Maybe that’s some of the reason I feel so good today. Maybe I finally realised that it’s just a game.

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• It’s a silly old game.

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• I’ve seen the bottom and I know the difference between good golf and bad golf.

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  Tags in Good, Golf

• I’ve just been working hard, trying to get some good stuff to come out.

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  Tags in Good, Working

• I’m content. I want to have better success in the tournaments than I’ve had, but I know I’m playing well, so I’m happy with that.

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• I went to Q-school knowing that I could play well and get through.

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• I was in the middle of the golf tournament trying to make birdies and I was just having a blast. So that probably qualifies as having a greater appreciation.

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  Tags in Greater

• I think about what I say. I don’t give stock answers. I’m not trying to cultivate an image with the public, like several of the top players do.

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  Tags in Public

• I slowly continued to compensate for the physical problems I was having and ended up completely destroying my swing, my set-up, my posture. Everything was gone.

  David Duval

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  Tags in Problems

• I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I’m lucky enough to be in that position. And I’m also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.

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  Tags in Realize

• I may not look it when I’m playing, but I think I’m a fun guy to hang with when I’m relaxing.

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  Tags in Playing

David Duval (30)

Birth:	9th November, 1971
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Golfer

About

David Robert Duval was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 Golfer who competed on the PGA Tour. He won 13 PGA Tour tournaments between 1997 and 2001. He won his sole major title at The Open Championship in 2001. After his professional golf career slowed, he became an analyst and commentator.

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