I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour...I always felt that was too young of an age for that.
Hale IrwinPeople have to learn who they are - you can't have somebody else telling you who you are.
Hale IrwinMy dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
Hale IrwinGolf is the only-est sport. You're completely alone with every conceivable opportunity to defeat yourself. Golf brings out your assets and liabilities as a person. The longer you play, the more certain you are that a man's performance is the outward manifestation of who, in his heart, he really thinks he is.
Hale Irwin