Quotes
“Am I good enough to be No. 1? Sure, but who's gonna break Tiger's legs? I want to be the best. Can I? Oh, believe me, I will be trying. Hard. You grow up in Colombia, and everything is limited. Then, I come here, and you have everything. A trainer, nutritionist, coach. I'm very lucky. Many doors open, and I have a path to take.”
“I always save a few special outfits for the final rounds of a tournament, because they put me in a more positive mindset and I then make better decisions.”
“I beat myself a little bit too much sometimes. When you beat yourself a little bit too much, there's little things that make you miserable.”
“I believe I've accomplished my goals of trying to get better every year, and a little bit of that, a little bit of luck, a little bit of everything just falls in place, and you end up on top.”
“I don't believe in hitting a bad shot and then insisting it's no big deal. No, you just messed up, so react. I'm not saying you need to throw your club. I mean, take 10 seconds to get angry at yourself, but then start over.”
“I enjoy every second I'm in the gym. I love to challenge myself, push myself; obviously there's a lot of different routines and a lot of different stuff we do - love cycling, and again, it's part of my lifestyle.”
“I like big crowds. I find it easier to focus.”
“I love to eat a lot, but I try to eat healthy stuff. Especially when you're riding, sometimes I get hooked up with the cycling and when you're riding three, four, five hours, then you can put whatever you want in your body.”
“I miss Colombia. It's a great place.”
“I'm kind of a perfectionist, and it gets in the way with my putting sometimes. Golf is a messed-up game. When you feel you've figured it out is when you're going to struggle.”
“I'm very competitive, and I want to win.”
“It annoys me a little when people try to be positive when I don't play my best. I play to win. I'm like that. I'm like any other player. I'm never happy.”
“I've always said it: I don't want to be the only Columbian playing on the PGA Tour, so, guys, just play some good golf and come join me here.”
“Lots of people still don't think of golf as a sport.”
“Sometimes when you play a golf course for the first time, you just got to be committed to your targets.”
“We have a bad image in the world, I've got to admit. I just want people to think twice about Colombia. Don't go by the first impression.”