Sarah Churchwell Quotes

I like trying to win. That's what golf is all about.

I met Tiger Woods when he was younger. He's amazing - obviously technically, but his mental approach, too. He's really something.

You don't win without talent, but your talent has to have purpose.

I always remind myself the only thing that matters is I perform on track and that's all I need to do.

One thing you notice is, there's a lot of people with raw talent, and then there's people who take that talent and work hard.

I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.

Success demands singleness of purpose.

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.

The great thing about my two lives is I love them both. I'm very ambitious and nothing gets in the way of me practising and concentrating on winning golf tournaments. But then I come home and get back to normality.

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.

I am only about winning and getting better.

Competition is all in numbers; it's a numbers game, but I looked at it like it's a passion, and it's art.

No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

I've never run into a guy who could win at the top level in anything today and didn't have the right attitude, didn't give it everything he had, at least while he was doing it; wasn't prepared and didn't have the whole program worked out.

You don't simply tell someone to get out there and win the tennis match. You say 'move your feet' or 'watch the fuzz on the ball' to really get into the Zen of it. You pull all that together, and then you just might hold up the Wimbledon Plate... It's not about winning first place but bringing every element of effort to whatever you do.

Confidence is king in golf.

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

Discipline is the quality that carries over from gymnastics to acting.

Stay focused on the mission.

The only secret of magic is that I'm willing to work harder on it than you think it's worth.

Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day.

The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede.

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

Other kids had more talent, but I was the most focused.

I love being in the present. When I was playing for my school, the only thing I wanted to do was get selected for the under-16 or the under-19 district teams. When I was selected for the district, I would think about the next level, which was getting selected for the state side. I'm a person who lives very in the moment.