"Whenever one of my players I work with goes into a deep depression about his game, I remind him it's just that—a game. It's not like he has some horrible illness, or an earthquake has just destroyed his home. Golf is supposed to be fun, right? Try to remember that the next time you're terrified standing over your ball on the first tee. Truthfully, no one cares what you do, so don't pay any attention to all those eyes you think are burning holes in the back of your skull. If anything, the golfers watching are hoping you screw up, so they won't feel all alone when they top it off the tee. Seriously, no one but you cares if you hit a bad shot. Take a deep breath, blow it out, smile and then just swing away."
