Quotes by Fred Couples

I think people like players they can relate to. It seems as if people think they know me. I just think I’m an ordinary Joe who plays golf very, very well.

I can say I won a Senior British Open at Turnberry. I think that’s the best thing about it, the whole week, was playing this course. It’s a challenging, very tough course, under extreme weather. But you know, it’s nice to win any event.

The press still considers me one of the most laid-back athletes since Babe Ruth. That’s supposed to be a criticism, but I consider it a compliment because I think being carefree on the course is one of the secrets to scoring well consistently.

I could go away five or six weeks in a row and never touch a club. I would just look at them and say, ‘I just don’t want to; it’s not that important.’ And it wasn’t that important. Golf – I don’t want to answer loosely – I pay a lot of attention to it, but I don’t ever really think about it.

I’m a lot older than I was when I was 30, which is kind of hard to believe.

I expect myself to do well. I’m not, like, ‘Oh, well.’ I’m not in that category just yet. I don’t play great golf a lot anymore. I do it every now and then. I finished third in the British Open last year, so I know I can still do it.

My goal has always been to play golf, and play it well. In the end, that’s what I am, a golfer. If my back lets me, I’m going to play my favorite places. If I hurt myself, that’ll probably be it for a while.

My mom was so people-friendly. She was incredible. She’d go to the mall, and she’d talk to everyone. Give people a kiss on the cheek. I think if I wasn’t pushed around a lot, I’d be great with people. Maybe I still can be.

I’m pretty much a self-taught player. My swing hasn’t changed a whole lot, I don’t think. But I watch a lot of people.

When I’m playing well, I don’t even take aim.