Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted and made them work.

People have to learn who they are - you can't have somebody else telling you who you are.

It's a long, hard, difficult process to make it to a national championship.

To be successful in anything, a person must always want to be better, not only than your opponent but better than your last performance. Done correctly, being competitive is a wonderful way to always try to be a better person by learning from your mistakes and capitalizing on your successes.

Do I want to tackle a 230-pound guy who's running like a deer? Heavens no, no one in their right mind would. But there is something that drives me and compels me to stick my head in there and give it my best shot.

The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of have a little independent thinking.

If you're not just a little bit nervous before a match, you probably don't have the expectations of yourself that you should have.