Motivation Quote by Greg Norman

Norman isn’t praising talent so much as defending a class of people: veterans. The line reads like a quiet rebuttal to the constant sports-cycle temptation to treat aging as decline and the present as automatically superior. By stretching the timeframe to “25 or 30 years,” he folds multiple eras into one continuum, arguing that elite competition isn’t a momentary peak but a durable identity. “Always going to be” is the tell: it’s less observation than insistence.

The intent is cultural as much as athletic. In golf, where legacy, course knowledge, and nerve are currencies, Norman frames excellence as something you can maintain if you treat it like a job. The verbs are workmanlike: “practice hard,” “work on their game.” That choice shifts the story from genetics to discipline, from highlight reels to habits. It’s a subtle attempt to re-legitimize older players in a landscape that increasingly valorizes speed, youth, and data-driven “new” golf.

Subtext: you’re not crazy for believing these guys can still compete, and you’re not naive for paying attention to them. Norman is also selling a standard of seriousness, hinting that the real separator isn’t age but commitment. The final clause, “still hit the ball extremely well,” lands as both reassurance and provocation: the core skill remains, so any dismissal starts to look like prejudice rather than evaluation.

Contextually, it fits Norman’s long-standing role as golf’s contrarian power broker and advocate for established stars. It’s a pitch for credibility: the past isn’t a museum; it’s a roster.