Golf never ceases to be a challenge, even when it really is just you and the ball out there and nobody else.

I never felt I could be a complete professional without having won the British Open. It was something you had to do to complete your career.

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.

You can describe my round as having moments of ecstasy and stark raving terror. I looked like I knew what I was doing at times and at other times I looked like a twenty handicap player.

If the athlete is fair with the press, he deserves fairness back.

I remember ones I lost [shot]. I remember the ones I won, but I remember the ones I lost, something that I will never forget. Did it ruin me or hurt my career? It taught me about life, how to take the bad with the good.

The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.