215 ordspråk av Ernie Els
Ernie Els
I think Phil has got the game there now.
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I think we just hold back and see where it goes, see how we play the game on this new Augusta National.
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I told him he was good enough to turn pro, ... He did, and the rest is history.
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I totally don't think about it anymore. I'm in a different frame of mind. It's been a long vacation, that's how I look at it. It's history. I've got other things that I'm thinking about and working on at the moment.
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I wanted to play safe. I have to be pleased. I played a conservative day, I'm happy with it. You don't want to play yourself out of it on the first day.
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I was 27, and it seems like just yesterday. I remember a lot of shots I made, and when I made the putt at 18, it's probably the most emotion I've ever shown.
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I was a little anxious out there, but I played OK.
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I was a little bit scrappy,
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I was five under on that hole for the week with an eagle and three birdies. But there you go. This was strongest field in the world this year...and to almost win is fine.
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I was thinking about that, trying to maybe work on a utility club the next couple of weeks to use it at Augusta.
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I was very good off the tee. I haven't had many better days driving the ball here. Conditions were also just about perfect, too. It's probably the easiest day we'll have here.
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I was very nervous at the start of the round, I almost felt like I was teeing-off at the Masters or something. But after three holes I managed to settle down and started playing better.
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I will be ready for the Masters next time around and had I not got a virus just before Augusta, this year I would have been ready. I don't know if it was all the traveling that did it to me or whatever, but also for some reason I went to the U.S. Open feeling tired.
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I wish we could have played 18 holes in these conditions.
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I won this event in 1999, shooting 14 under for four rounds to beat Tiger and a couple of other guys.
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