"I am relying on the theory that playing golf is just like riding a bike and that I haven't forgotten how"
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The intent here is lightly self-protective optimism. “I am relying on the theory” is a tell: she’s naming it as theory, not fact, as if she’s already bracing for the first snap hook. That phrasing lets her project confidence without promising results, a savvy move for an athlete returning after time away, injury, or a long break. If she plays well, it reads as poise. If she doesn’t, she’s already framed the struggle as normal, even funny.
Subtext: she knows golf is the sport that humiliates certainty. The line preempts judgment from others (and from herself) by making the first joke. Contextually, it also nods to the way athletes are expected to be endlessly “on,” as if skill is a switch you flip. Wyatt’s wit pushes back: form is fragile, but belief - even half-mocked belief - is part of the toolkit.
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Wyatt, Jennifer. (2026, January 16). I am relying on the theory that playing golf is just like riding a bike and that I haven't forgotten how. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-relying-on-the-theory-that-playing-golf-is-135145/
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Wyatt, Jennifer. "I am relying on the theory that playing golf is just like riding a bike and that I haven't forgotten how." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-relying-on-the-theory-that-playing-golf-is-135145/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I am relying on the theory that playing golf is just like riding a bike and that I haven't forgotten how." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-relying-on-the-theory-that-playing-golf-is-135145/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.



