Ian Poulter Quotes

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Ian Poulter

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 10, 1976

If I had to put my clubs away tomorrow and never play golf again, I'd be a happy man. I feel pretty proud of what I've achieved.

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It's not about the pennies as such, but what I've been able to create for the family. I have done that better than I could have ever dreamed.

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I've always said golf can be a turn-off - all those middle-aged men in bad jumpers. I want to be a bit more of a character.

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I am the clotheshorse out on the course and the better I play the more people watch me out on the course and the more the clothes get exposure in front of the TV cameras.

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Long-term effects of taking painkillers and anti-inflammatories are never really good. To find another form of relief has been great.

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Sometimes how I explain myself to the media can come across in a slightly different way to how I would mean to say things.

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I can only compare myself to the players I was playing against. To say I won the Order of Merit playing only seven events out of 17 was to me a big achievement.

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I think 2019 has been a successful season. When I look at the start of the year, that was very, very strong.

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I cleaned up everything behind the scenes and simplified my life. I made some changes in my staff. I changed management, my accountants, my bookkeeping team. I had a full refresh. For me that was extremely important.

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I never thought for one minute that I couldn't win another tournament or I couldn't make another Ryder Cup team. That's not in my make-up. If I feel good in myself and feel good in everything I'm doing, on and off the course, then I'm of the mind-set that I can get it done.

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Being mentally strong is something I've always been very good at and sometimes you just have to dig a bit deeper.

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You don't have to be a mathematician to work out that Rory McIlroy is going to have more chances at 25 than I am at 38. The clock is ticking. It would be nicer to be a multiple-major winner than a major winner. But it would be nice to be a major winner, at the minute!

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I play to win. And if I string together four of my best rounds at the Masters then there's no doubt about it - I will wear the jacket.

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I have always treated golf as a job. Back in the day it was in a pro shop. That win opened another door, it was a way to jumping on the stepping stone to where I am today. That's the mental attitude you need to keep succeeding.

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Most people would say it's the start of golf. When you see the flowers blooming at Augusta National and you hear Jim Nantz come on and start speaking about it, it's that time of year.

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I may not be in the office as much as I was at the start of the business but when a new range is launched - and we have two, a spring/summer and an autumn/winter collection - each year, all designs come through me first to make sure I am happy with them.

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Unless you are clear in your mind and in a position to think clearly and know where you want to go, with confidence, then you're never going to be able to achieve it.

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I never put doubt in myself and that's single-handedly one of the most important things in whatever it is you're going to do.

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No one has ever given me anything. No one gave me a tour card, no one gave me a US tour card, no one gave me a nice house and a Ferrari: I've had to work for every penny I have earned and I'm proud of that.

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I have always been a very opinionated person and I wanted to wear stylish clothes on the course that suit my personality and taste. And I like the freedom I have to create them.

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