Quotes from Brooks Koepka

Records are meant to be broken, I guess.

I don't think anybody wants to be mediocre.

I'm about the size of a cornerback, maybe a free safety.

Golf's weird because it's individual, and there's nobody to blame but yourself, but then, golfers also have this it's-everybody-else's-fault thing where you don't take ownership.

It's taken me a long time to learn how to not try to win. I've been trying to win too badly. I feel like I've underachieved.

You've got to be able to let things roll off your back, and you've got to have some patience.

I need to play well in the majors; that's been my key. That's been something that I've created a pattern in the majors, and I just need to keep improving.

I'm not a big fan of losing.

I see the young guys coming out of college. They are bombing it past me. They hit it so far, they are leaving me in the dust.

I couldn't hit a home run to save my life, and I was a sucker for the curveball.

I've always felt like I was going to win a British Open at St. Andrews. That place is suited for me.

I'm pretty chill.

I learned how to play golf over in Europe; I learned how to manage being on the road.

You've got guys who will kiss up, and I'm not gonna kiss up. I don't need to kiss anyone's butt. I'm here to play golf.

You always feel like you've got something to prove, whether it be to yourself or somebody else. I can think of plenty of people along the way telling me I'll be nothing, working at McDonald's, doing things like that. The whole time, you're just trying to prove them wrong.

I just kind of keep doing what I'm doing, keep plugging away, kind of hide behind closed doors sometimes, which is nice, kind of the way I'd like to keep it.

I'm not going to let everyone in, but when I do open up, I trust you. I let you fully in. My close friends, my family, and everyone around me can really appreciate it, and sometimes it's not the easiest to open up to people.

I think of three things, and that's it. Just keep it short and take it outside and swing it left.

I've got a good game plan... keep things simple with my golf swing.

A question I get asked a lot in pro-ams is how I'm able to swing the club as hard as I do. Honestly, I'm not swinging that hard. I'm using about 75 percent of my maximum effort.

I'm going to have wedge when guys are going have a 6-iron, plain and simple.

There's a different feeling when you show up and you're defending. You can't wait to get out there. You're not anxious that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday would be over, but you're just excited to get that ball in the air on Thursday.

Sitting on that couch eating and gaining 20 pounds isn't exactly fun - there's only so much you can do.

I enjoy hard golf courses.