Explore Quotes by David Duval

I'm content. I want to have better success in the tournaments than I've had, but I know I'm playing well, so I'm happy with that.

The best way to explain it is that I'm not yearning anymore, on or off the course. I appreciate what I have. I feel like I'm blessed.

You don't have to hit perfect shots all the time here. The variety of shots you get to play, the shots you sometimes have to hit along the ground, it's just a lot of fun to me.

Maybe that's some of the reason I feel so good today. Maybe I finally realised that it's just a game.

When I'm swinging well, nobody hits the golf ball any better than I do.

We're often portrayed as rich, spoiled athletes who play a game for too much money.

I was in the middle of the golf tournament trying to make birdies and I was just having a blast. So that probably qualifies as having a greater appreciation.

I went to Q-school knowing that I could play well and get through.

I've seen the bottom and I know the difference between good golf and bad golf.

What I'm saying is that, unlike a lot of portrayals of me, I'm not hiding behind the sunglasses. I'm out there working. I'm not trying to sell anybody anything, but I do realize we're entertainers.

It's a silly old game.

And if people do like me, I think it's because I'm a stand-up guy.

But more than that, I wanted my wife and my family to see how I can actually play this game. They haven't seen me at my best, and I want them to.

We might not make what athletes in other sports make, but we have greater longevity and we do have certain freedoms to do things they can't do. Like stay home one week and play the next week.

At the U.S. Open, you're going to make bogeys.

You've got to make an effort on your own. Some people don't even try.

You do what you need to if you're serious about playing great golf.

The way I grew up playing, and the way most Americans have grown up, is that you hit the ball up in the air and then it stops where it lands.

I think about what I say. I don't give stock answers. I'm not trying to cultivate an image with the public, like several of the top players do.

I may not look it when I'm playing, but I think I'm a fun guy to hang with when I'm relaxing.

I slowly continued to compensate for the physical problems I was having and ended up completely destroying my swing, my set-up, my posture. Everything was gone.