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Motivation Quote by Tom Kite

"It's fun to get out in the field. I really enjoy that. It's fun creating"

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For a pro golfer, "fun" is a loaded word: it’s the simplest possible gloss for a life built on repetition, pressure, and a scoreboard that refuses euphemisms. Tom Kite’s line reads like locker-room plainspoken, but it’s also a quiet piece of brand management. He’s not selling genius or destiny. He’s selling the work as play, a posture that keeps intensity from tipping into self-importance.

The first sentence matters because it names the setting, not the spotlight. "Get out in the field" shifts attention away from trophies and toward the physical, almost blue-collar reality of doing the job where it happens. It’s a subtle rejection of the idea that elite athletes live primarily in highlight reels or endorsement shoots. The second sentence doubles down: "I really enjoy that". No metaphysics, no tortured-artist mythology. Just satisfaction.

Then comes the turn that gives the quote its subtext: "It’s fun creating". In golf, "creating" isn’t painting; it’s shot-making, problem-solving, improvising under constraints - wind, lie, nerves, course design. Kite is reframing a sport often caricatured as mechanical into something closer to craft. The intent is to defend the joy inside mastery: yes, it’s disciplined and exacting, but the point is the small acts of invention - choosing a line, shaping a fade, managing risk. It’s also a veteran’s philosophy, the kind that keeps a long career sustainable: if you can’t find fun in the process, the grind wins.

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Kite, Tom. (2026, January 17). It's fun to get out in the field. I really enjoy that. It's fun creating. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-fun-to-get-out-in-the-field-i-really-enjoy-65526/

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Kite, Tom. "It's fun to get out in the field. I really enjoy that. It's fun creating." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-fun-to-get-out-in-the-field-i-really-enjoy-65526/.

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"It's fun to get out in the field. I really enjoy that. It's fun creating." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-fun-to-get-out-in-the-field-i-really-enjoy-65526/. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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Tom Kite (born December 9, 1949) is a Athlete from USA.

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