Brad Faxon Quotations

Believe it or not, I'm not really thinking about anything when I putt....It's hard to teach. I let my instincts take over. I like to see which way the break is going and use it. When I'm putting well, I feel like I can make everything.

The golf swing is among the most stressful and unnatural acts in sports, short of cheering for the Yankees.

Money is an important part. There's a little consolidation, and when you've got consolidation, somebody is going to get left out.

My guess would be if a player makes it to the fourth round and it goes to Monday, no one's going to jump ship. That's payday.

I'd like to try it. I could get used to it. I'm sure he's doing just fine.

I am disappointed to have to end my season, but my knee has been bothering me for the better part of the year. My ultimate goal is to play in the major championships next year and to qualify for the 2006 Ryder Cup, and by having surgery now I can strive to meet this goal. I look forward to the 2006 season.

I don?t understand it. I can?t believe they turned us down.

He's closer to six. I'm closer to four.

He looks comfortable over putts and to me, he doesn't take as long to putt as he does full shots. His routine is consistent. He's got a simple-looking stroke, with nice pace and flow, a blend of mechanics and pace. But I always think guys who putt well are more fearless. They don't worry about the three-putt or the bad putt. They don't take that with them.

I actually bet Johnny Andrews $286.67 that I was going to miss. I'll gladly pay him now.

I think you're supposed to close one of your eyes.

My track record after winning a tournament is abysmal, ... I'll be ready. I'll be nervous tomorrow. The win makes it great. But even if I didn't win, I think I would be just as juiced as I am right now.

I was hopeful to be here. I was counting on my fingers what four months was, and my doctor told me that would be really pushing it.

I thought if I came back early and played well, I would have a chance to make points early. That's still my goal.

I was pushing him, ... I have to say that. I don?t know that I had any influence in Davis? choice to play here.

Most of the players have grown to like the course more and more. I think it helps that we don't change locations. The Players has grown in popularity because it stays in Jacksonville. The fact the Players Championship doesn't move around has helped people accept the golf course. If you want to be a good player, you'd better learn to like it.

Well, this was really kind of out of the blue, ... I mean, Friday afternoon I was in my hotel room packing to go home because I thought even par would miss the cut. I actually bet Johnny Andrews (in the scoring trailer) $286.67 that I was going to miss, and I'll gladly pay him now.

When you're here, you want to be here the next year.

We had hoped to get one or two of them. They all turned us down.

You know what we should have done? Take Greg Skiing.

But, really, I don't plumb-bob a lot because I don't think it reads enough break into the putt.

Well, how cool is that? You're sitting here with two guys playing in a playoff, one guy has just stoned it. He's nervous. I know he's nervous -- he's never won a Tour event -- and he hits a shot and it hits the pin. The crowd went bananas. I mean, how could you not like that.

Every time I hit a bad shot in February I was thinking,

Thank God this tournament starts tomorrow, ... Finally slept more than three hours last night. But I enjoyed that. And I expect that this week.

People get excited about this tournament and I love playing close to home,

Theo has been a guy around here (who?s) as popular as anybody, especially after last year.

A lady in PR told me I should wear a visor.

A lot of good scores came out of that dinner.

There were eight guys that played last year? That means 20 new guys? Wow. That just shows it's harder to win. And there are a few guys that aren't here that win a lot.

It's a great finish. As a player, there aren't many times when you get more nervous than hitting that second shot into 16, hitting to that island green on 17 and hitting that tee shot on 18.

It's always a special feeling playing in this event. I am a big fan of TPC Boston. The Deutsche Bank Championship is as good as it gets on the PGA Tour.

It's soaking wet, and he hit it down the fairway at the bottom of the hill. And it backed up.

I love this place. It's one of the few courses that makes you think off the tee. Angles have a lot to do with it. Guys who like to hit driver everywhere are going to have trouble.

I like his game; I really do. He's going to be good for the tour.

I like that you have to shape shots. For instance, on the par-5 second, you absolutely have to hit a draw if you hit driver. A long hitter hitting it off line is not going to do very well at the Players Championship.

If you had asked me in February after missing four cuts in a row to start the year if I wondered if I'd ever win again, I might have said yes, ... But I believe a lot. I never thought I was wiped out of this thing.

I don't know if it's a lost art, because I don't know if enough guys ever did it to make it an art.

I didn?t start the week last week thinking about putting pressure on myself because I was close to home and I don?t want to do that this week, but I want to be prepared. I?ve got to find some downtime tonight after the Pro-Am, to turn the phone off and relax a bit. I?ll be ready.

But we are nonetheless amazed and very pleased that our tournament has been so well received.

But you need to straddle the line, I think.

I figured he was getting a feel for who I thought should win it. Then I realized he was telling me that I had won it.

I don't think there can be a greater honor for any golfer, what they can do off the golf course,

You can tell when he's out there ? the crowd buzz and everything, expectations,

This is like winning a major off the course,

The first thing Dory did today was look up at me and say, ?We?re going to Kapulua,?