Motivation Quote by Mike Weir

It is the kind of brag that arrives wearing an apology, and that is exactly why it lands. Mike Weir's line sneaks confidence past golf's strict etiquette: you are allowed to believe you're elite, but you're not supposed to sound like you do. The little hedges ("when", "probably") are doing heavy work. "When I'm on" admits volatility, a tacit nod to putting's cruel physics and even crueler psychology. "Probably" signals awareness of the sport's social code, where certainty reads as arrogance and arrogance gets punished, if not by peers then by the next three-footer.

The intent is practical as much as performative. Athletes talk this way to protect the mind from the sport's randomness. Putting is less about talent than permission: permission to be aggressive, to trust the stroke, to treat the hole like an inevitability instead of a negotiation. By framing greatness as conditional, Weir gives himself a mental lever: flip the switch, become that guy. It's self-talk calibrated for a game where doubt is contagious.

Context matters, too. Weir came up in an era of Tiger-era comparison, when "best in the world" was a headline and a target. This quote sidesteps that arena while still staking a claim. He's not saying he's always the best; he's saying the ceiling exists, and when it shows up, it is indistinguishable from anyone else's. In golf, that's both a flex and a coping strategy.