104 Quotes by Rory McIlroy

I have always said I will try to answer questions honestly. I don’t want to change that about myself. I think people appreciate that about me.

I don’t really remember, but from about the age of five I told anyone who would listen that I was going to be the best golfer in the world.

In a serious sense, wanting to change something from the past doesn’t work for me – change something you don’t enjoy now rather than regretting it later.

You get thrown off balance out there. And I never recovered. Well, I haven’t recovered yet.

I mean I don’t want to feel inferior to any other golfer in the world. You know if you do that, then you know you’re giving them an advantage, you know, right off the – you know, right from the start.

This is the great thing about Northern Ireland. I walk down the street and people stop me and say things like, ‘I know you. You’re that wee golfer, aren’t you?’ I say, ‘Yeah, that’s me.’ They say, ‘Keep it up, wee man.’ It’s very funny and that’s why I want to stay here as long as possible.

It’s been 18 months since I won on The European Tour and to win the flagship event, I could not have asked for any more.

I realise that every time my face is on TV or I’m playing in a tournament, that I am a role model for a lot of people and a lot of kids do look up to me. I try to do my best in that regard and put myself across as honestly and as modestly as possible, as well.

I really enjoy playing ‘Tiger Woods’ on the Wii, and you can set the levels to easy, medium, or hard, so I think it’s definitely a good way for kids to learn the motion of a golf swing if they want to get into the sport. It makes it more fun for them as well.