Payne Stewart Quotes

• Yes, I’m a patriotic person. For these people who disgrace the American way and burn our flag and do all of these things… I say, don’t live here and disgrace my country. Go live in the Middle East and see how you like it.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in America

  Tags in Live

• With the media, I could be quick and ugly and critical. I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Emotion

• We live in such a sheltered environment in the United States. I’ve been fortunate enough to have traveled all over the world, and I’ve seen things you only read about and see on the news.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in World, Fortunate

• We grew up with so much love in our family.

   

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Family, Love

• Tiger is the greatest thing that’s happened to the tour in a long time. He has brought incredible attention to golf at a time of year when football and the World Series always take precedence. Everything I’ve heard about him seems to be true.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Time, Golf, Attention

• This thing is for the game of golf, yeah, but trust me, the Europeans don’t have that mentality.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Trust

  Tags in Golf

• These guys who keep on playing but aren’t winning, you’ve got to sit them down and let them figure it out and perform a little gut-check on themselves.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Winners, Winning

• Then I would have an occasional cigarette and then I started back dipping. I started dipping last year. My family has asked me again to stop, and I’m trying my best to do that.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Family

  Tags in Occasionally

• The two-piece ball I switched to spun too much. One shot would go the distance I thought it should, then the next one would fall short, and then the next one would go long.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Distance

• The cast clubs were a big part of it, too. I found I wasn’t getting that instant feedback I was used to with a forged blade. The sweet spot is a shade bigger, and when I didn’t hit the ball dead center, I didn’t know it, because it still felt great.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Time, Feedback

• That’s why I’m very proud of being American. I’m proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure beats the alternative.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in American, Proud

• Raymond Floyd. The man knows how to control situations. He was experienced. He didn’t let me get overly excited; he kept me in check. It allowed me to free myself up, and I played really well with him.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Experience

  Tags in Myself, Control

• People who have never had an addiction don’t understand how hard it can be.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Never

• Not that money is a driving force. It’s an honor to play for your country.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Country, Money

• Invariably something happens at a U.S. Open where the golf course gets out of control one day, they have one pin that’s out of control. It always seems to happen. But they’ve gotten better about the height of the rough.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Control, Happen

• If you can’t laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I think people see the human side of you when you do that.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, Laugh

• If somebody asks for my opinion, I tell them my opinion, whether it’s what they want to hear or not.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Opinion, Hear

• I’ve just become more conscious about how much I do drink and how often I want to have a drink and things like that. I think being conscious of it will help me to control the urges.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Control, Conscious, Drink

• I’m 42 now, what I would consider prime time.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Age

  Tags in Time

• I went over before the British Open and played Valderrama thinking that I might make the team, might be a captain’s pick. I made the effort to go over there.

  Payne Stewart

  Topics in Effort

  Tags in Think, British

Payne Stewart (31)

Birth:	30th January, 1957
Death:	25th October, 1999
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Golfer

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