I don't think it's healthy to take yourself too seriously. Payne Stewart More Quotes by Payne Stewart More Quotes From Payne Stewart But in the end it's still a game of golf, and if at the end of the day you can't shake hands with your opponents and still be friends, then you've missed the point. Payne Stewart golffriendshipsports A bad attitude is worse than a bad swing. Payne Stewart swingsgolfattitude I'm going to a special place when I die, but I want to make sure my life is special while I'm here. Payne Stewart speciallife-iswant People who have never had an addiction don't understand how hard it can be. Payne Stewart hardaddictionpeople Yes, I'm a patriotic person. For these people who disgrace the American way and burn our flag and do all of these things... I say, don't live here and disgrace my country. Go live in the Middle East and see how you like it. Payne Stewart usapatrioticcountry I think that we all have something in common in that we have dreams. The thing about dreams is sometimes you get to live them out. Payne Stewart dreamcommonthinking If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I think people see the human side of you when you do that. Payne Stewart golfpeoplethinking I didn't hesitate to kiss my father in public. And that's how I tried to raise my children. We're physical. Payne Stewart kissingfatherchildren That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure beats the alternative. Payne Stewart alternativesproudsports I'm 42 now, what I would consider prime time. Payne Stewart prime-timeprime For one thing, when you're playing as well as I was at the time, you think you can play with anything. That isn't true, of course, but I didn't know it then. Payne Stewart playsportsthinking I very rarely saw Tom Kite around. I've talked to Tom about it. I don't think Michael Jordan needed to be on the captain's cart with Kite; he needed to be walking in the gallery, supporting them from outside the ropes. Payne Stewart ropesportsthinking With the media, I could be quick and ugly and critical. I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. Payne Stewart uglymediasports Raymond Floyd. The man knows how to control situations. He was experienced. He didn't let me get overly excited; he kept me in check. It allowed me to free myself up, and I played really well with him. Payne Stewart excitedsportsmen For example, I wouldn't hesitate to sit somebody down if he wasn't performing, even if he was the No. 1 player in the world. I've been sat down before. Payne Stewart exampleplayerworld Tiger is the greatest thing that's happened to the tour in a long time. He has brought incredible attention to golf at a time of year when football and the World Series always take precedence. Everything I've heard about him seems to be true. Payne Stewart golffootballsports Then I would have an occasional cigarette and then I started back dipping. I started dipping last year. My family has asked me again to stop, and I'm trying my best to do that. Payne Stewart tryingsportsyears I've just become more conscious about how much I do drink and how often I want to have a drink and things like that. I think being conscious of it will help me to control the urges. Payne Stewart wantsportsthinking These guys who keep on playing but aren't winning, you've got to sit them down and let them figure it out and perform a little gut-check on themselves. Payne Stewart down-andguywinning Not that money is a driving force. It's an honor to play for your country. Payne Stewart playsportscountry
