Lee Westwood Quotes

• In my case what happened next in 1999 was that I fell apart over that back nine. When I saw I was in genuine contention that year I felt like throwing up. That remains probably the most nervous I’ve ever been on a golf course.

  Lee Westwood

• I’ve started to show the consistency in majors I had in regular tournaments back in 1998-2000 when I was contending nearly every week.

  Lee Westwood

• I’ve said before that the Ryder Cup is not the European Tour versus the American Tour. It’s Europe’s best golfers against the US.

  Lee Westwood

• I’m working my way steadily back and I’m feeling good.

  Lee Westwood

• I’m the best in the world.

  Lee Westwood

• I’m hitting it better than last year. The putting is getting close now, too.

  Lee Westwood

• I’m heavier, but with muscle rather than flab. It’s a massive difference. It means I don’t get as tired sometimes and it means that I’m hitting the ball a lot farther, about 15 yards more with my driver.

  Lee Westwood

• I’m a golfer – not an athlete.

  Lee Westwood

• I’m 37, I’m pretty fit and feel I have another eight years left – which means there’s 32 Majors still to go at.

  Lee Westwood

• I ruptured my plantaris muscle. It runs through the calf and goes down the side of your achilles and stretches right to the heel.

  Lee Westwood

• I never take myself too seriously.

  Lee Westwood

• I know I’m good enough to contend in each and every major I play.

  Lee Westwood

• Golf is played between the ears and if you are not 100 percent focused on what you are trying to do, then people will go past you no matter who you are.

  Lee Westwood

• Golf is difficult to get your personality over because you are such a bottle of concentration.

  Lee Westwood

• Even when I finished third at the U.S. Open a few weeks back, I didn’t putt very well, nor in the last round of last year’s Masters when Mickelson won, nor last year’s Open at Turnberry, where I came second.

  Lee Westwood

• Eighteen months ago I weighed 95kg and had a 40-inch waist. Now the waist is down to 34 inches and I weigh nearly 98kg.

  Lee Westwood

Lee Westwood (36)

Birth:	24th April, 1973
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Golfer

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