When I was playing in a junior tournament one time, I missed a short putt and threw my putter into the trees. I went on to win the tournament and later, instead of my dad congratulating me, he told me that if I ever threw a club again, I'd never play in another golf tournament. I haven't thrown a club since.

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.

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

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

In my early days of flying, if you flew on instruments, you were inevitably going to fly in thunderstorms. That was just a part of the business of flying.

Putting is like wisdom - partly a natural gift and partly the accumulation of experience.

I always said that if I have the perfect club then I should play the perfect game.