Sam Snead will fly anywhere in my plane with me. Sam's not as worried about the danger as he is about saving money.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

I wanted to emulate my father. I wanted to be as tough as he was. I wanted to do the things that he did. I watched him.

There's some good news, too, and the good news is that the players [finally] have become more aware of the fact that we [in golf] need sponsors, and we need the good will that is created by the players being, let's say, cooperative with the sponsors - meaning friendly.

I never met a winner who had a work ethic. Not somebody who says I have so much talent that naturally I won.

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.

I'm not much for sitting around and thinking about the past or talking about the past. What does that accomplish?