Rory McIlroy during the 2016 British Open.

4. McIlroy: ‘I didn’t get into golf to try to grow the game.’

McIlroy made this statement during the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon in response to a question about whether he had a responsibility to play in the 2016 Olympic Games. He spoke his mind, but British newspapers, out in force at the Open Championship, had a field day.