Robert Byrne Quotes

Take the high road. No matter how much strife, and consternation, frustration and anger you might be confronted with - don't go to that level.

I had a temper when I played junior golf and had my clubs taken away for slamming them on the ground. I learned very quickly that I didn't want my clubs taken away from me.

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates.

I want things to be better all the time. And I tend to get angry about that. Books are an opportunity to vent.

Damn referees, I'll miss them less than anybody.

If I make a bogey or three putt I'm on fire inside. But it's not like you're going to play any better slamming your club or getting angry. So you might as well just keep it in. People say I'm pretty calm, but I do make mistakes and I do get angry, but I try and not show it.

I started a youth center in Houston. The kids would come in and want to learn to box; they wanted to tear up the world, beat up the world. And I'd try to show them they didn't need anger. They didn't need all that killing instinct they'd read about. You can be a human being and pursue boxing as a sport.

Anger is an emotion, not a compass.

You have to control your anger - you can't be a baby when you lose.

I don't come in and break TVs when we lose.

I was very sensitive, so when sensitivity has no place to go, it's often turned into anger or frustration.

Yeah, I get frustrated. But I try not to let those frustrations get out into the media or get out onto the court in my play.

I get quite frustrated about a lot of things on a day-to-day basis. I can't help it; it is an impulse with me.

The physical aspects of the game, it's probably the highlight for me. It's a way for me to get a lot of anger and stress off of my shoulders.

I am the kind of person who will give his best every single time. I cannot underperform unless I'm playing with kids. Actually, I'd probably still get angry if they try to hit me!

I would never slam my iPhone, and I never punched a metal door frame for any time.

In baseball, you have to remain calm, cool, and collected. In football, you can let out a little anger sometimes. It was a fun game, and I liked it, but I knew in my heart I was going to play baseball.

I was an athlete when I was younger and played a lot of sports, including golf, but I always ended up throwing around my clubs in frustration.

It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go.

One day when a linesman starts to laugh I swear I will hit the guy over the head with my racket. I think it will be the end of my career, but I will be happy.

Don't lose your temper; use it.

If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.

I actually had the urge to elbow an elderly lady today.

I have thought about punching people out. Sometimes, I've thought, 'Why don't I just act on that impulse?' But then, I've never hit anybody in anger. Hey! I've never hit anybody for fun.

Why should I be angry at someone when they are out dancing?