Mike Weir Quotes


Mike Weir

If I thought I had hurt my chances of winning another major just because I was chasing money around, I`d wind up kicking myself.

You can be six behind on the back nine and still win the tournament.

I was not great behind the counter. I had a week off without asking for it. Another time, we had a cart go up in flames, and we went out on another cart, which we wrecked by running it into the cart that was on fire.

As for my country, I don`t live there, but obviously I`m very proud to be Canadian.

Canada is hockey.

I punch left-handed.

The fame aspect of winning the Masters... besides being married and becoming a father, that`s a strong third there.

The course is going to make you look silly sometimes. You have to be able to accept that and move on.

This golf course, you miss a shot a little bit off-line, it`s going to bite you.

When I`m on with my putting, I`m as good a putter as there is, probably.

Playing hockey, there were a lot of guys bigger than me, so I knew I was going to get hit and have to deal with it. Gotta hit back.

The beauty of golf, you`re in charge out here.

I have a lot of offers to play for appearance fees. It`s nice gravy, but it`s not a big motivating factor for me, to go here and there just for money.

A lot of my buddies also played golf, but when it came to going to the beach or on the boat and chasing girls, they usually went that way and I went to the golf course.

If I can raise more money for charities, or get more Canadian kids to play golf, the green jacket will mean even more.

I actually had a Bobby Orr action figure. You could put the pads on him and skates and all that. I was 7, and he was still playing.






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International Presidents Cup team – 2000
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International Presidents Cup team – 2003
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International Presidents Cup team – 2005
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International Presidents Cup team – 2007
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International Presidents Cup team – 2009
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