My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.

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

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.

Competitiveness is a personality thing and competitive people don't become pushovers the day they turn fifty.

On the PGA Tour, guys finish in the top 10, make a ton of money and think they're great players. In my era, you had to win. We didn't settle for anything else.

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

I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents.