Mario Andretti Quotes

An American champion, obviously being here in the states, is something that we all look at with the U.S. Open. But golf is played all over the world, and there are so many great golfers from other countries, and we're lucky enough that this is our home base to be able to play out of.

With Tiger Woods, you know everyone is watching. But I think interest in women's golf is getting better too.

There are a lot of great players from Europe who have never played Augusta, but all the guys in America have all played St. Andrews. They've gone over and made a trip to play St. Andrews.

Golf courses sell real estate and that's why they're built.

It had been almost 30 years since the LPGA has played in Mexico. We are definitely looking forward to playing there next year and also coming back to play in Mexico in a month or so.

I'd like my first Ryder Cup appearance to be in the United States.

When it comes to the golf industry, I know that people see me as a gimmick.

People watched the Masters. It was a huge event. It was at The Garden. Now that it is over here in Europe, it has lost a little bit of popularity in the States.

I'm pretty in tune with everything that happens on the PGA TOUR. Jordan Spieth is my guy. I love watching him play.

Women's golf definitely hit a bump in the road. We lost some tournaments due to a combination of things led by the downturn in the economy.

Actually, I love golf clothes! I think this is the most interesting part of golf!

I don't follow golf! I don't keep up with golf or know who is coming or going. I am just here to play the game and be done with it.

I've said before that the Ryder Cup is not the European Tour versus the American Tour. It's Europe's best golfers against the US.

I've had the luxury of playing golf around the world, and I've spent a lot of time evaluating how to play all kinds of courses.

It's cool now to play golf.

India's Finance Ministry's ... feet might be in India, but it's head is in Washington.

The interests, commercial and political, of the U. S., on this continent, transcend in extent and importance those of any other power.

Germany is a young and growing empire. She has a worldwide commerce which is rapidly expanding, and to which the legitimate ambition of patriotic Germans refuses to assign any bounds. Germany must have a powerful fleet to protect that commerce and her manifold interests in even the most distant seas. She expects those interests to go on growing, and she must be able to champion them manfully in any quarter of the globe. Her horizons stretch far away.

I really, really want the WWE to be able to perform on a regular basis in China. I think we should be able go to India on a regular basis.

I have to tell you, as your Secretary of State, I went to 112 countries, and when people hear those words, they hear America. So don't let anyone tell you that our country is weak. We're not. Don't let anyone tell you we don't have what it takes. We do.

The power of Playboy is its appeal around the world.

I've gotten to play so many of the great courses around the country and overseas. Sometimes it pays to be the golf guy. People always want to take me to the golf course. I love it.

WWE is a global brand, and it's a global company. So, we want to have superstars from all over the world.

Golf doesn't really have many big guys.

The NFL has captured the casual fan.