Quotes from Gary Woodland

My grandfather was in the military, and I've been part of the Folds of Honor Foundation since 2009, so having the opportunity to wear Puma's Volition America collection is the perfect fit for me.

I like to play aggressively, and it just lets me go for even more shots.

It's nice to see the results. You work so hard and you want to see results to back up the work that you've done.

Life's not always going to be bells and whistles.

Adrenaline is a huge deal. All of a sudden you start hitting the golf ball a little bit farther. You learn to stay within yourself and what you have to do to calm yourself down and stay within your game plan.

People probably growing up said U.S. Open wouldn't suit me, because I'm a long hitter, I'm a bomber.

It's been my experience that success in golf comes from not letting your mind wander from the shot you're about to hit.

My dad never forced me to do anything. But if I did it, if I decided to go play catch or basketball, he was hard on me. You had to do it the right way if you were going to do it. He never let me win.

When I got hurt and had surgery on my left shoulder, my arm was in a sling for over a month but I could play Ping-Pong right-handed. I started playing and got addicted.

I went to school to Washburn to play basketball, and I always believed if basketball didn't work out I could fall back on golf.

I thought the opportunity to play golf 12 months a year would give me a chance to go where I wanted to go.

If I'm hitting 3-wood and everyone else is hitting driver, it's a level playing field. If I'm hitting driver straight, then I think I'm playing at a different level than everybody else.

I'm becoming a more complete player where I believe I can compete more week in, week out, especially in major championships.

I don't have to be perfect with my ball-striking, because I have other things that can pick me up, that's been a big confidence boost for me, knowing I don't have to be perfect; I can still contend and have a chance to win.

I love to be at Topeka Country Club. It's where I grew up. That's one course I'd play every day.

Basketball, you're not always going to have your best, but you find ways. If I'm not shooting well, I can pass, I can play defense. There's other things I can do. I can take that to golf.

I love to play three-quarter iron shots. They take a lot of extra movement out of the swing, which increases my chance of hitting it solid with the face square to the target.

Everybody expects you to play well, and when you don't have the results, that's tough.

I can hit a lot of drivers, be aggressive, and attack from the fairway.

I worked my whole life and dreamed my whole life of being a professional athlete.

I think I proved what I always believed. That I'm pretty good.

I think of all my iron shots as punches - not punch shots, but how much pressure I'm applying to the hit.

Being a father now puts life in perspective. My whole life it's all been about trying to win. And now I'm trying to make a better life for my son than I've had.

It's frustrating not to play well.