You can talk about strategy all you want, but what really matters is resilience. On the last nine holes of the Masters or the Open, there's going to come at least one point when you want to throw yourself in the nearest trash can and disappear. You know you can't hide. It's like you're walking down the fairway naked. The gallery knows what you've done, every other player knows and worst of all, you know. That's when you find out if you're a real competitor.

I can forgive the body breaking down. It's a little tougher to forgive that mental lapse.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.