I've got an L3 bulging disk and degenerating disk. It's bulging in two places. Yeah, it's not good. Retief Goosen More Quotes by Retief Goosen More Quotes From Retief Goosen I turned pro and won Rookie of the Year on the South African Tour and then it took me two tries at the qualifying school on the European Tour and to get my card and the rest is history. Retief Goosen twoyearsschool You could play well and still lose. Retief Goosen wellsstillsplay Well my dad was a pretty good player at one stage and my two older brothers played golf as well. So there were always golf clubs flying around the house. Retief Goosen dadbrothergolf I've always been kind of a shy guy. Not very outgoing. I might not start a conversation, but if somebody else does, I'll chat away. Retief Goosen shyguydoe Golf is flexibility, and I notice more guys injured. You can overdo this conditioning. Retief Goosen conditioningguygolf I do like match play. I like trying to match an opponent shot for shot. It's a challenge. And it's something different. Retief Goosen challengesplaytrying Majors are important but so is every other tournament I play. Retief Goosen tournamentsimportantplay I hang around under the radar. Nobody is bothering me for interviews. Retief Goosen radarinterviewsbother I mean, to win a major, you've got to be a good player and you've got to get your breaks, as well, to win. Retief Goosen playerwinningmean I played a lot of other sports at school and just one day the golf bug bit me and I started playing serious golf from when I was ten years old. Retief Goosen golfsportsschool Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you don't see them going abroad. It's so expensive to travel. Retief Goosen growingplayergolf I'm not that clued up on the American sports yet, really. Retief Goosen cluesports I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it up, win six tournaments. Retief Goosen sixwinningfirsts I started hitting the ball a lot better a few weeks ago, and just the putter wasn't working. And putting a new putter in the bag last week, it just helped. Retief Goosen bagshittingballs You can't really measure your game. You can shoot seven under and lose and you can shoot even and win. Retief Goosen sevengameswinning Traveling around, it's difficult to follow much TV. Mainly I'm somebody who watches sports. Retief Goosen tvssportswatches There are a number of golfers who are playing great golf in their 40s. Retief Goosen great-golfgolfnumbers Pretty much whoever wins the tournament at the end of the week is the guy that putted probably the best. Retief Goosen fogguywinning You know, one day you make putts and the next day you don't. Retief Goosen next-daynextone-day Its been 10 years since I last won a tournament, the nerves were there, and to have those nerves a little bit again in the last few weeks, you know, youve just got to put yourself in a position all the time to get used to it again and thats what Ive done and it finally paid off this week. Retief Goosen sports
