I think there came a time - probably when I was about 13 - when I started to struggle with an increasing volume of schoolwork and the demands from my golfing schedule and aspirations. I'm not sure if the decision to leave school was very clear in my mind then but I did know that in the juggling between the two, my energies were most definitely in the golfing direction.
To be a top-class athlete, you have to train hard, you have to eat right, you have to get enough rest. I feel the way golf is going nowadays, you hav… - Rory Mcilroy
To be a top-class athlete, you have to train hard, you have to eat right, you have to get enough rest. I feel the way golf is going nowadays, you hav…
- Rory Mcilroy
Going to the gym is great for your body, but it's also great for your mind. - Rory Mcilroy
Going to the gym is great for your body, but it's also great for your mind.
As long as I keep enjoying my golf, then hopefully I'll be able to play well. - Rory Mcilroy
As long as I keep enjoying my golf, then hopefully I'll be able to play well.
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. - Rory Mcilroy
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.
With success comes expectation, and I know the expectation on me is going to be pretty high. - Rory Mcilroy
With success comes expectation, and I know the expectation on me is going to be pretty high.
The next time I cry about golf it will only be with joy. It's not worth crying over golf for any other reason. After all, it's only a game. - Rory Mcilroy
The next time I cry about golf it will only be with joy. It's not worth crying over golf for any other reason. After all, it's only a game.
I was more worried about what other people would think rather than, you know, me. But you have got to do what is right for yourself and what you feel… - Rory Mcilroy
I was more worried about what other people would think rather than, you know, me. But you have got to do what is right for yourself and what you feel…
I kept telling myself this word, process. Focus on my process, don't care about the result. - Rory Mcilroy
I kept telling myself this word, process. Focus on my process, don't care about the result.
I've come across enough successful people now to know that the best in whatever walk of life, they're the ones who just work the hardest. I realized … - Rory Mcilroy
I've come across enough successful people now to know that the best in whatever walk of life, they're the ones who just work the hardest. I realized …
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