Shot Preparation Quotes

At Kentucky, that was my job - coming off screens, catch and shoot, spacing the floor - no hesitations. Just go right into my shot - don't focus on the defender.

Think ahead. Golf is a next-shot game.

Play every shot so that the next one will be the easiest that you can give yourself.

We have amazing stunt performers and in Miguel Sapochnik, a director who's so good at spending hours and hours and hours on every shot beforehand, so that he knows exactly what he wants when he gets to the battlefield on the day. We only shoot ten-hour days, so you have to pack a lot into those ten hours.

I just got to be ready to knock down shots.

Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.

Reverse the ball one time for a good shot, two times for a great shot, three times for a layup.

It's harder to score well in a slow round. The tendency is to overthink shots while you're waiting and become mentally exhausted. Instead, chat with your playing partners about anything but golf. Concentrate on each shot for no more than a minute. You'll stay fresh.

It's been my experience that success in golf comes from not letting your mind wander from the shot you're about to hit.

I rely upon the directors to fill me in before a shot.

The time to hurry is in between shots. It's not over the shot. It's timing how people walk. You have to add that to the equation. If you've got somebody walking slow and they get up to the shot and take their 20 seconds, what's the aggregate time for them to hit that shot in between shots? That's what really matters. It's not the shot at hand.