72 Quotes by Payne Stewart

I sometimes got distracted easily and allowed my mind to wander when I needed to be focused. It’s quite subtle, really, and just being aware of it helps.

I very rarely saw Tom Kite around. I’ve talked to Tom about it. I don’t think Michael Jordan needed to be on the captain’s cart with Kite; he needed to be walking in the gallery, supporting them from outside the ropes.

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

For one thing, when you’re playing as well as I was at the time, you think you can play with anything. That isn’t true, of course, but I didn’t know it then.

I didn’t hesitate to kiss my father in public. And that’s how I tried to raise my children. We’re physical.

For example, I wouldn’t hesitate to sit somebody down if he wasn’t performing, even if he was the No. 1 player in the world. I’ve been sat down before.

I’m going to a special place when I die, but I want to make sure my life is special while I’m here.

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.

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