Johnny Miller quotes:
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In golf, 'close' is like the north and south rim of the Grand Canyon.
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Golf's Holy Grail - a genius course.
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Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good.
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Nobody ever heard Jack Nicklaus say 'I don't know' about anything.
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If you don't like my announcing, you don't like me.
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Match play really exposes your character and how much of a will to win you have in your heart.
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I don't want to brag, but I do more homework on the course than any other announcer. I chart the greens to get all the breaks. I walk down into the greenside bunkers. I walk into the fairway bunkers to see whether a player can reach the green from them.
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Nobody ever heard Jack Nicklaus say "I don't know" about anything.
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The mental aspect of golf is what makes golf such a great sport.
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Pebble is a piece of sacred ground. They say it's the greatest meeting of land and water in the world. This course was heaven designed - just the way it fits on the land.
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Most announcers play pattycake, pattycake with the players they're covering.
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If you are a bad putter, you will not make a putt. If you have a tendency to chili-dip wedges, you'll be chili-dipping them all over the place for sure. Whatever your weakness, it will come up in spades during the Ryder Cup.
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Only one golfer in a thousand grips the club lightly enough.
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There are plenty of guys who played great golf, had great careers and only won a few majors.
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Sports are 90% inspiration and 10% perspiration.
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For me, 'choking' is just another term in golf.
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It's not so much what you accomplish in life that really matters, but what you overcome that proves who you are, what you are, and whether you are a champion.
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When Nicklaus plays wells well, he wins. When he plays badly, he finishes second. When he plays terribly, he finishes third.
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It's not what you accomplish in life that matters; it's what you overcome.
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Every day I try to tell myself that this is going to be fun today. I try to put myself in a great frame of mind before I go out - then I screw it up with the first shot.
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I'm searching for the perfect swing. I'm searching for something that's not there. I tried twetny different things today and nobody else out there would have done that. This game is too tough. If I'd have known, I'd have taken up tennis or something. I have a chance. But if you're a betting guy don't bet on me.
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Seve wore his emotions on his sleeve. You could see how much the guy cared about winning.
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The dollars aren't so important... once you have them.
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I played so bad, I got a get-well card from the IRS.
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I don't think anywhere is there a symbiotic relationship between caddie and player like there is in golf.
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Look, I'm not trying to be critical when I'm on the air.