The golf swing is a violent swing. You twist, and your spine is under continual stress when you're making a golf swing. Your neck, your spine, your hands, your knees, everything. Tom Watson continualgolfhand Change image and share on social
I played team sport as a kid and loved it. I played basketball and football throughout high school into college in the intramurals and I loved it. There was nothing like a team. Tom Watson basketballcollegefootball Change image and share on social
I love the way the game of golf is lived and played in Scotland. I always have. Tom Watson gamegolflive Change image and share on social
My father wasn't a hard guy. He was a well-liked guy. He had a lot of compassion about things in life. There were rules, but there was also flexibility within those rules. He didn't push me when it came to golf: he just taught me the right way to play the game. Tom Watson compassionfatherflexibility share on social
The beautiful thing about the game of golf is you can play good golf and compete well into your later years, and you can't do this in basketball or football or baseball. But in golf, it's a longer live sport. Tom Watson baseballbasketballbeautiful share on social
Golf is a game of ego, but it is also a game of integrity: the most important thing is you do what is right when no one is looking. Tom Watson egogamegolf Change image and share on social
That's one of the things you get when you're playing golf. You get bad backs, bad necks. Tom Watson backbadgolf Change image and share on social
From the time I won the Kansas City Match Play championship at age 14, I never wanted to be anything but a golfer. Tom Watson agechampionshipcity Change image and share on social
I've said many times, 'You learn to win through not liking to lose.' And that's what I mean by learning how to win. Tom Watson havelearnlike Change image and share on social
No other game combines the wonder of nature with the discipline of sport in such carefully planned ways. A great golf course both frees and challenges a golfer's mind. Tom Watson carefullychallengecombine Change image and share on social
