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

I still have the desire to succeed, and I've always felt success is measured by what you've done in the win column, not top 10s.

Golf 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.

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

People, in whatever walk of life, would be surprised if they just gave themselves a chance by believing in what they are.

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.

Feeling tired should almost never be an excuse, because your body has huge reserves of energy. But if you eat badly, stay out late, drink too much, and so on, you'll pay a price on the course.