Golf was my life. I didn't want to give it up. So I went to work!

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

I'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.

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.

You hear stories about me beating my brains out practising, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn't wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I'm hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it's a joy that very few people experience.

If a man can shoot 10 birdies, there's no reason why he can't shoot 18. Why can't you birdie every hole on the course?

When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.