"Sometimes thinking too much can destroy your momentum."
"Sometimes you have to lose major championships before you can win them. It's the price you pay for maturing. The more times you can put yourself in pressure situations, the more times you compete, the better off you are."
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Source: Tom Watson (1980). “The Rules of Golf Illustrated and Explained”, Random House Trade
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