Camilo Villegas Quotations

I like big crowds. I find it easier to focus.

I miss Colombia. It's a great place.

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 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.

We are talking here about the best player in the world. I played well. I had fun.

We are talking about the best player in the world here. I never thought about that I have Tiger up there. I can't control what they do so I was trying to focus on myself. And I'm proud of the way I handled myself this week.

Lots of people still don't think of golf as a sport.

She was having fun out there today. I told her yesterday on the 18th hole, I go, 'Michelle, we'll have a good one tomorrow. We'll have fun.' And she did. She got relaxed and it's a little bit easier to play like that.

She was definitely more calm today from the first tee. Just making jokes and laughing and having fun. I wish she would have done that yesterday.

On No. 3 or 4, I looked around and said, 'Man, there's a lot of cameras out here. I think she was awesome. She handled herself great.

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 feel good over my putting. I don't know why I missed two, but that's fine. It's going to happen.

I feel good. I've had two good weeks. That's showed me something. But that doesn't make me a top player in the world all of a sudden. I've just got to keep working and keep grinding and keep trying to play good golf.

I enjoy big crowds. They just motivate me to get focused and work hard and stay in it and play golf.

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.

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 think it was harder today than other days. There was more wind today, but the greens are so good and guys out here are going to make putts.

I think it was harder today than other days, ... There was more wind today, but the greens are so good and guys out here are going to make putts.

That 2-iron, that's my baby, ... You've got to put it in play out here. There is no need to start throwing it off line and giving shots away.

We just went to feel and having fun. Every time I step on the putting surface I'm going to have fun and I'm just going to enjoy it. I'm going to look forward to every putt. Last week, I said I've had enough of mechanics. Let's go back to when I was a kid. I started thinking when I was 10, 11, 12, I would look at the hole, hit it and if it goes in, great. If it doesn't go, chase it and hit it back. So no more mechanics, just feel.

We've got some problems, I've got to admit. But Colombia is just an unbelievable place. I don't know of anyone who has been there who doesn't like it. I miss it. I miss my people. The image is just overblown. I want to spread a good (image) around.

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.

What was going to happen, I had no clue. I can't control what's going on there, but I was definitely preparing myself to play and hopefully have a fun week.

You get playing against the best players in the world and obviously you can't control what they do. You can only control what you do. It's a matter of being patient, and like I said last week, it's just about having fun.

Fear is not a word that describes what I feel when I step out on a tee with Tiger. He's the best player in the world. But it's more of a challenge. That's the word. Challenge. I love that challenge. I love that stage. To play with Tiger, and to see the circus that surrounds you, it makes me focus on my game. It's intense. A different atmosphere.

I've been saying all year that my main goal is to keep having fun and learning.

The support was awesome. The parents are here and they don't get to come too often and they're going to be here this week and next week and a lot of people from Central and South America flew in. It was fun, a lot of fun. They have always supported me and it was good to give them a little smile back.

The support was awesome. The parents are here and a lot of people from central and South America flew in. They have always supported me and it's good to give them a little smile back.

The support here was awesome. A lot of people from Central and South America flew in. It's fun.

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.

Sometimes when you play a golf course for the first time, you just got to be committed to your targets.

You never know. I'm sure she's down about it. She's only 16 and she's going to keep learning. She's got a lot of pressure on her, but she handled herself well out there.

There's a lot of golf to be played.

It was awesome. I was not expecting that crowd. I heard a lot of Colombians and I heard a lot of Gators out there. They were yelling, they were screaming and they were just motivating me and supporting me.

It's awesome. If there's anything I can do to grow the sport in Columbia and give some people some smiles, that's what I'm here for.

It's always been a dream. You'd always want to be playing the majors and I've watched that one a million times on TV. I've been playing golf since I was 7 or 8, and probably that's when I started watching that one.

It's been a fun week. It's been a fun ride. Getting in at the last minute and having a chance to play this great event, great golf course, great field, it's been a lot of fun, and the learning curve keeps going in the right direction, I guess.

That's pretty good. I don't think I was in the rough all day long. It's what you gotta do out there.

I've just got to be patient. Hopefully I keep striking the ball the way I did today and keep rolling it the same way. There's a lot of golf left.

Oh, it was just unbelievable. I knew there were Colombian people in Miami, but I didn't know there were that many. It was fun, and they motivated me.

It was a good round. I've got to keep it up. I did hit the ball good and rolled some good putts. Obviously, to shoot 7-under you've got to roll some good ones.

It was a fun round out there. Obviously, I didn't get off to a great start, I was 1 over going into (No.) 8, but chipped in and made eagle and got it going from there.

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'm very competitive, and I want to win.

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 pretty sure it was for Michelle, not me. I had fun. It was great. The crowd was awesome. She was definitely more calm today and she played awesome. I mean, wow! She hit some great shots.

I had no shot when I got to my ball, I started focusing on hitting a good third shot on the green.

I hit my tee shot, looked up at the board and see I'm in second and Tiger's leading, so I'll see what I can do. Hopefully, make a nice little par on 18 and play with him. ... You guys saw 18.

I played well and maybe I'm going to be a little short of one big goal I had. But you know what, I gave it my best and hopefully there will be plenty of Masters for me in the future.

I gave it my best, and it looks like it's not going to happen. Hopefully, there will be plenty of Masters for me in the future.

I don't know (if I was a natural). I did practice. I just had fun. I never had pressure from my parents to play the game. They were always very supportive and they helped me and things worked out pretty well.

Hopefully, I'll be ready to meet Michelle and play well. It's going to be a great experience. I know there will be a lot of people. I know there will be a lot of distraction. But the bottom line is there's 18 fairways and 18 greens, and you have to hit them.

If I get to the point where I don't want to play a course because I think it's too short. Now we're getting into problems.

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.

You've got to put it in play out here. There is no need to start throwing it off line and giving shots away.

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.