I feel like I'm the Babe Ruth of golf.
— John Daly
I've always been a good ball-striker, but if you're not a great putter, you're not going to win a lot.
I wanna have more majors than Jack Nicklaus.
I've always said throwing a club shows you care.
It's hard for me not to play on the West Coast. I love it out there.
Everybody fights demons. Some are worse than others.
I can't stand to work out. I can't stand to do a sit up; you know, I can't stand to run.
I hate a mess.
I've had it with the USGA and the way they run their tournaments. The USGA loves to embarrass guys who play in their tournaments.
There's a time in everybody's life they really don't want to talk to people: they want to get away from talking or being on the phone and stuff.
I never had any alcohol on the golf course that I remember, except for one time, and that was the L.A. Open.
I look at the PGA, and it was like winning the lottery.
My dad being not the greatest dad in the world has made me a better parent.
I think what I realized is that I can't believe I made it to 50 years old.
Life is full of challenges and surprises, and I've had my share.
Florida sends me a handicap sticker when I'm there. It's embarrassing. But I can't walk more than six holes before the whole knee swells up, and then I can't go anymore.
It sucks getting old.
I don't hide anything. There's just nothing to hide with me.
I learned through the 'Jack Nicklaus Lesson Tee,' the cartoon. Back then, it was 1970 or '69 when it came out. Learned the grip that way and everything in the cartoon... So that's kind of how it all started for me.
I've been honest with a lot of the problems I've had in life. Everybody has problems. They can relate to that.
It's amazing what a little money can do when it's spent on the right reason.
I guess you can say I always liked to take chances. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn't.
I was a basket case, you know? When I got mad, I threw clubs, you know? And if things weren't going well, I would walk off a course. I think I lost a little bit of respect, but hopefully I've gained that back.
I try to think of myself as a lion, bringing down the kill, controlling the jungle. A lion controls his jungle.
I just don't enjoy poker that much.
The U.S. Open is not John Daly's style of golf.
I live a boring life, but it's perfect for me.
I was young and dumb back in the '90s, but I had a lot of fun.
I'm not a big gambler anymore. I like to do it. I enjoy it instead of trying to make money off of it, because I realized you can't make money gambling.
Kid Rock is a hell of an athlete.
It just seems like the Democrats always have a problem when a Republican gets in office.
I'm happy being around my family.
I have osteoarthritis so bad... I can walk up a hill; I just can't walk down one.
Osteoarthritis is a tough thing, brother. If my knee was broke, I would have had it fixed. But my situation is totally different. It's painful as hell is all I can say.
I can't dwell on the past, that I haven't won a lot, but anytime I didn't play good was mainly because I didn't putt very good.
I need to play three or four weeks to get into a rhythm. I'm not like Tiger. I can't play one week and win.
Anybody who knows me... when I'm tired, I sleep with my eyes open.
I love the European tour. I always have. But my home is the United States. That's where I would rather play.
The greatest thing for me is when someone comes up and says, 'My son started playing golf because of you,' or, 'I started playing golf because of you,' and all that.
I think people relate to me because of the ups and downs I have had. I mean, I've shared a lot of strong emotions in my life, that I think maybe 'cause they believe I'm not scared to tell everybody I'm a human being.
You can be addicted to meat, as far as I'm concerned. Why else would I eat six cheeseburgers a day?
I don't mind hitting the ball bad, but when I feel like I've hit the ball pretty good for four days and shoot an 81, it's not golf.
Watch out for guys like Scott Piercy and Danny Willett. They both play really good on fast, fast greens.
Perception's not reality.
The fans have always helped me get through good things and bad things on and off the golf course.
I've screwed up a lot, but I've always admitted it.
If I go gambling the slots, some of my friends will come with me and play along with me. It's not like I'm starting out with $500 a pull or $1,000 a pull. I go in there and play $25, and if I win, I play $100s.
I'm not a religious person. I have a one-on-one relationship with God, but I don't go to church like I should.
I've tried to lose weight two or three times, and every time, my golf game was horrible.
My knee is screwed. I had the meniscus cut out.
