Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike.

I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

In America you're conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ's sake?

Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.

If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters.

It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.