Bart Bryant Quotations

There is no question he played a huge role in getting me going as a pro,

When I came to this tournament and won, ... I think I finally had the confidence that I could win on the PGA Tour.

Mentally, I was just ready to do it.

I felt like I was supposed to make that putt. Two years ago, I don't think I would have believed I was supposed to make it. That may have been the biggest difference.

I felt like I was supposed to make that putt,

Last night I was lying in bed and I pictured myself going out and getting off to a really hot start,

JD has the ability to dwarf any golf course. He can be real streaky. You really never know what you're going to get. I've got to play my game and let him decide who wins the match.

Our job is to not think about (weather) too much and just play. But the Texas wind can make a fairly easy course more difficult.

I was very pleased with what went on, ... I hit the ball extremely well. I made a couple of fairly difficult putts but for the most part I had a lot of quality eight-to-10-footers.

John, you never know what he's going to do. If John's on that day, I probably can't beat him because he hits it so much farther than me. He could really take it deep if he has one of those days.

That was an anxious moment there, ... There were things going through my mind like, 'How many times can I chunk it into the water from here?'

My caddie and I looked at each other and said, 'This is your day.

Well, this certainly exceeded my expectations, ... I'm very surprised, just as surprised as you are.

To be in the Masters is a dream come true. It's not something I'd given up on, but it's something I'd moved to the back of my mind. There are a lot of perks that come with having a spectacular year, but none bigger than getting to play in the Masters.

To scare Tiger a little, I think I'm going to have to put two or three of those up together.

To struggle for as long as I did and, all of a sudden, to win three events . . ..

There was a group of young guys - looked like there late high school or early college - who just started rooting for him, ... They were really whooping it up.

It was an exciting round for me, the most encouraging all year. Because I made some birdies, which I had not done all year.

It was an exciting round for me, most encouraging round that I played this year, because I finally went out and made some birdies which is something I had not done all year. I felt really good about the round.

I wanted to be home with my family. My game wasn't all that great, ... I decided to play the mini-tours and see if I could make a living. If I didn't make a living on the mini-tours, I probably would have packed it in.

Sometimes, I feel like, 'I'm just happy to be here, life is great, this is so much fun, and no matter what happens, it's a great year,' ... Then a minute later, I'm like, 'C'mon, you've got to focus, you've got to try to win this golf tournament, you're here, you have a chance.'

This is a dream come true. It exceeds all my expectations, especially when you look at where I was a year-and-a-half ago, ... I didn't think I would make it in the Tour Championship, and I certainly didn't think I would win the Tour Championship.

It's a good solid start. It's a good round,

It is what it is, unfortunately. It has highlighted the importance of long-term maintenance, and it has affected public perception.

It started going through my mind, 'Okay, how many balls can we chuck into the water after this drop?'

It looks like 4- and 5-unders are a dime a dozen today. I was fortunate enough to be one of those guys who went a shot lower than the other guys.

Every now and then somebody knows my name, where it used to be nobody knew my name.

It was kind of every golfer's dream. You make a putt to win a tournament and walk off to shake the hand of Jack Nicklaus. It's a golfer's utopia.

I've had opportunities. I think I finally started buying into the belief that maybe I belonged out here.

I've had opportunities in the past to do well, ... I think I kind of sabotaged myself a little bit. I was almost afraid to really get in the mix, because I was afraid of failing and maybe embarrassing myself, or being labeled a choker or whatever.

I'm thrilled beyond description. To have struggled for as long as I did, and all of a sudden in the last 15 months to win three events, even if I hadn't won this weekend, this would all be worth it.

I missed a lot, too, ... I know I've been there a bunch.

By the time we got out, we couldn't get back. It was funny how everybody was starting to come out (to the golf course) at 7:30, 7:45. Suddenly it was packed.

I don't know how comfortable I'm going to feel, even though I have been there a couple of times. I guess you've got the No. 1-ranked player in the world and the No. 4-ranked player in the world right on my tail.

I didn't think I could make it into the Tour Championship, and I certainly didn't think I could win the Tour Championship, ... It's a really cool feeling, one I'm going to relish for a long time.

I didn't exist, believe me. There are some people who relate to me, but where they are, I don't know.

If I'd gone 0 for 3 on bunker shots coming home, I'd have been disappointed.

I figured somebody was going to do it. Luckily, it was me.

I feared choking my guts out a lot. All week long.

I could have bogeyed those two holes. Other than that, I played extremely solid.

I could have bogeyed those two holes, ... Other than that, I played extremely solid.