For years I did take my time, but that was because I hated waiting to hit shots - I adopted a pace where I didn't have to stand by my ball and wait.

We just became very good friends [with Dwight Eisenhower], we played golf, we played heart exhibitions. Then his doctor said he should not play golf anymore.

I was playing golf in Palm Springs and after a round I asked the waitress in a restaurant to bring me a glass of iced tea and lemonade. A lady sitting nearby heard me and asked the waitress to bring her a "Palmer," too. The name caught on and the beverage quickly spread around the country.

An athlete must have a certain cockiness to succeed and win, but an athlete must also care about the game he or she plays.

I have won the Australian, I won the British, all PGA championships, but I haven't won the PGA championship.

I received many years of good advice from my father - how to live, how to play, how to be a gentleman.

If you can concentrate on what you're doing and have the desire to do the things you have to do to win, you'll succeed.