People have always been telling me what I can't do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That's been one of my driving forces all my life.

There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.

I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.

I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.

I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games.

You hear stories about me beating my brains out practicing, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn't wait to get up in the morning so I could hit balls. I'd be at the practice tee at the crack of dawn, hit balls for a few hours, then take a break and get right back to it. And I still thoroughly enjoy it. When I'm hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply - when anyone is - it's a joy that very few people experience.

Your name is the most important thing you own. Don't ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.