“Sometimes your haters are your biggest motivators.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I always try to find something where I feel like I’m kind of the underdog and kind of put that little chip on my shoulder.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m not a big fan of losing.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m pretty chill.”
― Brooks Koepka
“My whole life, I grew up watching Tiger Woods. If I tuned in to a golf tournament, that’s who I watched.”
― Brooks Koepka
“As long as every tournament, every year, you’re getting better and better, that’s all that matters.”
― Brooks Koepka
“You start comparing yourself to other people, you end up trying to be that person. You’ve got to be your own person, do it your own way. You can be motivated by somebody, but you don’t have to take after them.”
― Brooks Koepka
“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.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I honestly just want to take a selfie sometimes.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I don’t mind being by myself, even in a foreign country.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m usually out there grinding. You see a birdie go up on the board, and you’re not thinking about how it affects the tournament because you’re playing.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m just focused on me.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Pressure comes from fear. If you start thinking about the result or what might happen if you do something, that’s the only time there’s pressure.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I play fairly aggressively week to week and fire at a lot of pins. So I might miss more greens than other pros, but I’m still only a few yards from the hole when I do. That being said, when I really need to hit a green in regulation, I’m confident in my swing.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I feel like if you outwork everybody, you’re giving yourself the best opportunity every time you go into an event. You want to outwork everybody, and you want to beat everybody. Put in the work, and the results will come.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’ve been so in the zone, you don’t know where you are or where you’re at.”
― Brooks Koepka
“A lot of guys are known for the stuff they do off the golf course and who they like to hang around. It’s pretty obvious who’s doing that and who isn’t.”
― Brooks Koepka
“When you’re out here grinding away, firing at some flags, firing at the middle of the green, you just got to be very patient, and I always do a pretty good job of that in the majors.”
― Brooks Koepka
“You’ve got to be able to let things roll off your back, and you’ve got to have some patience.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I got into a car accident and couldn’t play baseball, hockey, and basketball. We stuck with golf for a little while, and it’s panned out. I think it was a blessing in disguise.”
― Brooks Koepka
“The U.S. Open just takes so much discipline. You have got to be a great putter and just kind of let things roll off your back.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I enjoy being pushed to the limit. Sometimes you feel like you are about to break mentally, but that’s what I enjoy.”
― Brooks Koepka
“It was very frustrating, sitting on the couch, not doing anything. I couldn’t pick up anything with my left hand. I was in a soft cast all the way up to my elbow. It wasn’t fun. A lot of TV. I don’t wish it upon anybody.”
― Brooks Koepka
“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.”
― Brooks Koepka
“You can’t hide when you’re on the top of the leaderboard. You can’t hide my name.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I don’t care what anyone thinks about me.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I don’t get sore. If you’re working out every day, you’re not going to be sore.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I typically opt for a fade when I’m hitting into greens. It’s just an easier shot to control.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I like to lay low. I like to hang back. I like to be the person that’s not really recognized.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Anytime you can get some congratulatory – anything said or the guys waiting around the green – that’s always nice. You’re out here so many weeks a year, and sometimes away from your family, and the tour kind of becomes your family. So when you have these guys hanging around, it’s special.”
― Brooks Koepka
“You’re always going to have fans, and you’re always going to have people that hate you. The people around me, they know who I am, and that’s really all I care about.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I think it’s always great to have the support of fans and get as many people as you can behind you.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I could have played in a lot of Monday qualifiers for PGA Tour events, which would have been fine as long as I was getting through. But Monday qualifiers can also be depressing if you are missing out time and again.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I was a pretty average golfer.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m an athlete. I’m not a big golf nerd in that aspect. I’m not big on the history.”
― Brooks Koepka
“At home, I’m definitely not watching golf. I’d rather be watching baseball, basketball, football, whatever it is.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I think of three things, and that’s it. Just keep it short and take it outside and swing it left.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I wanted to become a well-rounded player.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I don’t think anybody wants to be mediocre.”
― Brooks Koepka
“My expectations have always been to be one of the top players in the world, and that matches well with Paylocity’s mission. They are changing things in their industry just like I want to make a mark on professional golf.”
― Brooks Koepka
“It’s pretty obvious when Tiger makes a birdie. I think everybody at the golf course cheers for him.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Three majors at 28. It’s a cool feeling. It really is.”
― Brooks Koepka
“For some reason, I can really tune in in the majors, and I have no idea why. They really get my attention.”
― Brooks Koepka
“If I can stay healthy and actually show up to a major, I feel like I’ve got a good chance.”
― Brooks Koepka
“There’s something about majors where I just focus a lot more. Obviously, I need to do that more often.”
― Brooks Koepka
“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.”
― Brooks Koepka
“My goals? They’re pretty high.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I think I can win multiple times a year.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’ve played the game for 23, 24 years. Four months off, I’m not going to lose it.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Records are meant to be broken, I guess.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m always overlooked.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I don’t feel like there is anybody out there with more confidence than me.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I can really appreciate how hard it is to win a major, and to win back-to-back is special.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I enjoy hard golf courses.”
― Brooks Koepka
“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.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I have a lot of self-belief.”
― Brooks Koepka
“To defend your major is pretty tough.”
― Brooks Koepka
“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.”
― Brooks Koepka
“It’s really impressive when you’ve got two teams that are really battling it out, low-scoring game, a pitcher’s duel. To me, that’s so fun to watch.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I couldn’t hit a home run to save my life, and I was a sucker for the curveball.”
― Brooks Koepka
“There are a lot of things that people love, they just can’t do for a living.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’ve got a good game plan… keep things simple with my golf swing.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I just think pressure is all what you put on yourself.”
― Brooks Koepka
“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.”
― Brooks Koepka
“It’s amazing to go World No. 1 on a win. I think is something I’ve always wanted to do.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Sitting on that couch eating and gaining 20 pounds isn’t exactly fun – there’s only so much you can do.”
― Brooks Koepka
“You’re always working to try and climb that ladder.”
― Brooks Koepka
“A lot of golfers take the club back with almost no upper-body rotation – they’re all arms. And even when they do rotate back, it’s usually on a flat shoulder plane. If your shoulders turn back fairly level with the ground, it’s hard to swing down from inside the target line and hit an accurate shot.”
― Brooks Koepka
“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.”
― Brooks Koepka
“To be No. 1 is something I’ve dreamed of as a kid.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m not somebody who’s going to panic if things go the wrong way.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Being in the fairway, I think the fairways are a little bit more overrated.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m going to have wedge when guys are going have a 6-iron, plain and simple.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m just really good at blending in. If you look at how I’ve grown up, I wasn’t the best, so hanging back comes more naturally.”
― Brooks Koepka
“There are some things you have to accept come with being really good at something: more attention, more eyes on you, every move you make – whether good or bad, you have to answer. If that’s the price of where I want to get, it’ll be worth it.”
― Brooks Koepka
“To be honest, I’m not a big golf nerd. Golf is kind of boring, not much action.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I haven’t had too many tragedies in my family where there has been a loss or even an accident. I’ve been lucky in that sense.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m not the biggest on social media.”
― Brooks Koepka
“St. Andrews is my favorite place to play golf. I’ve said it many times. I love the design. I love how there is always a bunker in play. And every time you play, it is always a little bit different. There are so many angles out there. It is beautifully designed. And so much fun to play.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I love travelling. I’ll go anywhere. I think it’s so much fun.”
― Brooks Koepka
“If you look at some of the strongest athletes in the world, they’re gymnasts. And they’re the most flexible. You can be very strong, very flexible, and still be able to move.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Being 21, 22 years old… traveling the world and getting to play golf is pretty neat.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I learned how to play golf over in Europe; I learned how to manage being on the road.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Golf’s my job; it’s not my life. It’s something I’ve enjoyed, but I also like to get away from the golf course.”
― Brooks Koepka
“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.”
― Brooks Koepka
“What’s been good for the downtime is I got a dog. A little black lab. I’ve been training her, so she’s kept me occupied.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Everyone remembers the winner; nobody remembers who finishes second. But quite a lot, I seem to be right around the hunt with nine holes to play.”
― Brooks Koepka
“To me, traveling in the United States isn’t that much fun. I like to go elsewhere and experience different cultures.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Sometimes you just need to be put in your place, I think.”
― Brooks Koepka
“You tell me I can’t do something, I’m going to do it.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’ve always been, I guess, pretty cool.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I don’t like people; I don’t let too many people into my life.”
― Brooks Koepka
“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.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’ve always felt like I was going to win a British Open at St. Andrews. That place is suited for me.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m not always smiling when I’m on the golf course. Sometimes, hey, listen, people have regular jobs. You go to them when they’re working, and you catch them not in the best moment either. So I understand how people could perceive me. But come get to know me, and I’m totally a different person.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I get in that zone, even if I’m relaxing or whatever, where I just zone out. I don’t even hear anybody. You could ask me a question five times, and I don’t even hear it.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I’m about the size of a cornerback, maybe a free safety.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Golf doesn’t really have many big guys.”
― Brooks Koepka
“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.”
― Brooks Koepka
“I don’t really think too far ahead, usually.”
― Brooks Koepka
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