Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, "Let's see if he can juggle another one."

This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.

The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, "Did I make the best use of the time I had?

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?

I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.

It doesn't have to glitter to be gold.

Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.