Seve Ballesteros

Birthplace: Pedrena, Spain

Below is a list of quotes said by the great Seve Ballesteros.

“I'd like to see the fairways more narrow. Then everyone would have to play from the rough, not just me.”

“I miss the hole, I miss the hole, I miss the hole, I hole it.”

“Ask the American players how many weeks in a row they play in Japan.”

“Yeah, but I'll be working as a marshal. I'll be helping your team find all the balls they drive into the rough.”

“No Trevino speaks Mexican.”

“I look into their eyes, shake their hand, pat their back, and wish them luck, but I am thinking, 'I am going to bury you.”

“To give yourself the best possible chance of playing to your potential, you must prepare for every eventuality. That means practice.”

“I know where I am and I know which way I'm going, ... Only winning will satisfy me. You don't think it is possible? It is very possible.”

“This is no good.”

“ As a player and captain, these are unforgettable moments where you are competing for your team-mates, your country and for the people of your continent.”

“I played some great shots out there and my game is getting progressively better and better.”

“I don't see any players who really impress me from either side of the Atlantic, to be honest. There are a lot of players with great talent and a great future ahead. But impress me? I don't get impressed that easily.”

“He was totally illogical. I had to fight through his personality to get him to do what I wanted him to do. I could never just tell him what to do. I always had to make him think everything was his idea. I'd manipulate him until he'd suggest something and I would immediately agree: ”

“He was amazing to work with though, a genius. I've never seen anyone with such skill, especially with wedges. He had shots no one else had. He had control over the ball like no-one else. The new balls killed off his edge though.”

“I miss, I miss, I make.”

“The game is progressing better and better every day and I feel great,”

“I'm here because golf is my sport and I like to compete, ... Just by being here I'm already beginning to win.”

“The problem was the first three holes. I didn't feel comfortable and was a bit tense,”

“The problem was the first three holes. I didn't feel comfortable and was a bit tense. That made the rest of the day difficult, but I played well on the back nine.”

“Just to come back is fantastic, ... The back is fine and tomorrow I hope to have a better start and score well.”

“It is very sad. I was treated with disrespect. It was hard to sleep, and I cried because the players' committee judged me without regard for the big picture and my contributions to the European tour.”

“We have a very powerful European team.”

“The players are happy to be a part of this tournament and we think it has a great future. We are making history here. The Ryder Cup started in 1927 and the Royal Trophy in 2006. Maybe in a few years time, this will be one of the best sporting events in the world.”

“I am really very happy with the final score today. It has been a great two days of competition and the European Team played fantastic. The Asian team also showed a tremendous game. On this occasion we had a little more luck, but at the end of the day golf is the real champion.”

“My intention is to compete until I'm 54. So if I join the Champions Tour, it will only be for four years - no more than that. I'm in the golf course design business. This is my future. I'd rather go to a place where there is nothing and design a golf course. This will be a good legacy for me to leave.”

“You talk too sophisticated for me. I don't understand.”