Phil Mickelson is an American golfer. He has 40 championships in the PGA Tour, five of them in major tournaments.
1- “I try to respect everybody out here: players, caddies, fans, media.” -Phil Mickelson
2- “I want to savor this victory. It was hard-fought. It was one of the most stressful tournaments because I was on the lead or in the lead or tied every night. And there was an extra night thrown in there for good measure.” -Phil Mickelson
3- “My kids and I sometimes will just sit in my office and talk about what the world was like 68 million years ago. Amanda, our oldest daughter, wanted to be a paleontologist for a long time.” -Phil Mickelson
4- “I’m still trying to find something that works the best for that event. It’s still a little awkward for me.” -Phil Mickelson
5- “I remember when I first came out on tour, it was Greg Norman and Nick Price. We forget how big Norman was, what a presence he was. I remember one of my first tournaments, Greg threw an orange peel down on the ground and some fan ran over and grabbed it. ‘This is Greg Norman’s orange peel!'” -Phil Mickelson
6- “I don’t really want to trade next year. But I certainly enjoyed having the jacket put on me rather than putting it on [someone else].” -Phil Mickelson
7- “I love competing against the best players. I have a huge challenge, and that’s to win a U.S. Open and complete the Grand Slam. I enjoy that challenge. Every year it comes around, I get excited to try to conquer that opportunity. I love it.” -Phil Mickelson Quotes
8- “I haven’t felt good on the greens yet. It’s guesswork for me. I look up and hope it’s on line. I feel really close right now where I’m starting to get much more control over my ball-striking.” -Phil Mickelson Quotes
9- “The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win.” -Phil Mickelson
10- “I’m sorry to see the tournament leave. It’s such a great place, and I’d love to be the last one to win it.” -Phil Mickelson
11- “I think a college education is important no matter what you do in life.” -Phil Mickelson
12- “We were just relishing the moment and relishing the opportunity.” -Phil Mickelson
13- “I hate to play a tournament in which I’m not contending. It’s just not any fun for me.” -Phil Mickelson
14- “I have this great feeling of accomplishment.” -Phil Mickelson
15- “The final group, on Sunday at the Masters, is the greatest feeling in the world for a professional golfer.” -Phil Mickelson
16- “He’s played some great golf in majors, and he’s won some big tournaments. He’s just a tremendous player. Last year wasn’t the year he wanted. He came back this year really hungry to play well, and he is. He’s going to be really tough this weekend.” -Phil Mickelson
17- “My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I’m with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.” -Phil Mickelson
18- “He has meant a lot to the game of golf and we’re all pulling for him. We all want him to do better and recover.” -Phil Mickelson
19- “I have come to understand and appreciate writers much more recently since I started working on a book last fall. Before that, I thought golf writers got up every morning, played a round of golf, had lunch, showed up for our last three holes and then went to dinner.” -Phil Mickelson
20- “There’s a tremendous amount of guys that have a shot tomorrow. It should be a fun shootout… I’d like to be in the group in front so maybe I’ll be able to make some birdies early and see if I can get out to a good start, put a little pressure on them and force them to make birdie, too.” -Phil Mickelson
21- “It’ll be nice not to have to use my fake IDs anymore.” -Phil Mickelson
22- “Well, it was a fun round. I enjoyed coming out this morning when the greens were fresh and making a couple of putts early. It was fun to keep the ball in play and feel like I was trying to make birdie every hole rather than fighting for par. Those rounds are few and far between for me, but I love them when they occur.” -Phil Mickelson
23- “Well, unfortunately, they have the video running on one of the channels here at the hotel, so I get to see it every night, isn’t that great? I’ve had a chance to see it a bunch and reflect on it. Every time I look at it with three or four feet to go, it just looks like it’s going to go right in the middle and just somehow snaps off at the end. I keep waiting for the video to change, but it never does.” -Phil Mickelson
24- “It was certainly a fun week. I was very pleased with the way I played obviously and I felt like I was playing well at The Players Championship. I had some good practice days, but it really means a lot to actually have the scores reflect the way I felt I was playing.” -Phil Mickelson
25- “There are a lot of guys out here on tour that are going through personal problems. It’s almost a reprieve to have those four or five hours to yourself to go play golf, knowing that you have to redirect your thoughts to playing each shot. It affects you more off the course.” -Phil Mickelson
26- “I feel as though I’m starting to get really sharp as far as distance control and some of the areas I’ve been working on. I think those are going to be critical next week for a good performance at Augusta, especially given the changes and how difficult it’s playing.” -Phil Mickelson
27- “I don’t think that the way I plan on playing the golf course is any different being ahead as it would be being behind. I think you have to take what the course gives you.” -Phil Mickelson
28- “This is one of the biggest catastrophes in the United States. They will read about it in their history books throughout their education years. I wanted them to see it from the destructive stage, and I want them to see it as it rebuilds to show them what we can do when Americans pull together.” -Phil Mickelson
29- “The most important piece of equipment is the golf ball.” -Phil Mickelson
30- “I don’t think there’s any extra pressure trying to repeat, but what I do feel are a lot of great memories to look back on and to gain some momentum.” -Phil Mickelson
31- “The nice thing about not having played a golf course before is you don’t know what holes are birdie holes and what holes aren’t, so you play it as it comes. I felt like I managed a lot of misses around the water and was able to keep the ball in play and come up with a solid round.” -Phil Mickelson
32- “For Chris to win it was so fitting this week. It’s a memory that we’ll have a lifetime, and we’ll never forget.” -Phil Mickelson
33- “I haven’t named them yet, but that’s a cute idea.” -Phil Mickelson
34- “This is fun. This is going to be an exciting final round because there are so many players with a chance.” -Phil Mickelson
35- “After birdies on the first two holes, I was off and running.” -Phil Mickelson
36- “It was a fun round. I didn’t feel as though I left any shots out there.” -Phil Mickelson
37- “When I made the putt on 15, I felt like victory was in hand. That’s when I felt it was mine to control.” -Phil Mickelson
38- “As much as I want to be part of the history of this tournament and of this great game of golf, what I really try to do is prepare my best for each and every event. I don’t think about leaving a legacy.” -Phil Mickelson
39- “I feel very confident with how I’m playing. I’m trying to take that momentum and carry it over here to Firestone, and the reason I like playing here so much right after last week is it’s a very similar setup.” -Phil Mickelson
40- “It’s not the easiest thing to do. On the other hand, when you’re playing well and you have some confidence, if you just get a couple of putts to go in, it sets the tone for the day.” -Phil Mickelson
41- “I love the format, and I’m going to try to make a run tomorrow.” -Phil Mickelson
42- “I’m four back, I’ve got to make a run. What really hurt was the couple of bogeys coming… It’s going to take a low round. I just need a couple of those putts to go and I think a little bit of momentum, and I think I might have a low round in me.” -Phil Mickelson
43- “It’s kind of our signature hole for the event, and because of that, I love it. I think it’s great. I think it’s unique, it’s different, it’s special.” -Phil Mickelson
44- “I have heard a lot of good things about this golf course and I have been waiting to come up here. It worked out perfectly the week before the Presidents Cup. It gives me a chance to get competitive, get ready for it.” -Phil Mickelson
45- “It’s going to be very difficult. It’s going to be a very tough test of golf now with the changes making it even more difficult. It’s a very challenging golf course now. I think the course is going to play a full shot harder each round.” -Phil Mickelson
46- “I played well. It was fun to hit shots and have them end up where I wanted them to and end up making the putts. It was a fun first three rounds. I came out a little early today, about three-and-a-half hours before I played and I got a little bit tired and I hit some sloppy shots there at the end. Tomorrow I’ll probably not come out quite so early.” -Phil Mickelson
47- “As much as I want to be a part of the history of this tournament and a part of the history of the great game of golf, it’s not something I dwell on. I really enjoy the challenges that each major presents.” -Phil Mickelson
48- “In the past, I have not putted Bermuda well. But as I’ve played more and more, listened to Bones, my caddie, who grew up playing Bermuda greens, I’m feeling much comfortable on these surfaces. Last year, I putted very well (at Doral), and I should hopefully have a good week this week.” -Phil Mickelson
49- “We’re going to have our five biggest events spread out each month. I think that’s terrific. It puts more emphasis on the quality of this event.” -Phil Mickelson
50- “It was fun. I felt like I had pretty good control. I hit some good shots. I seem to roll them in today. I’m optimistic for the next few days.” -Phil Mickelson
51- “Even after Augusta, having not won a major or come close this year, I didn’t doubt the fact it would happen again. I just didn’t know when. It’s tough for me to really say tangibly if there was something that was missing before The Masters win or not. I certainly feel a little bit different entering the majors. Certainly I’m a little bit more patient with myself.” -Phil Mickelson
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