You have to trust your kids. They have to experience life, and you just hope you've provided them a foundation for what's right and what isn't.

And, of course, I'm constantly energized by designing courses around the world.

That "I don't give a darn" attitude is probably why I've shot so many good final rounds over the years when I started the day a few shots behind with nothing to lose. . . and maybe that's why I've shot so many bad last rounds when I was ahead and knew I couldn't afford a mistake.

I'm deadly serious even when I play tennis against my kids. I want to beat their brains out.

When you lip out several putts in a row, you should never think that means that you're putting well. When you're putting well, the only question is what part of the hole it's going to fall in, not if it's going in.

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation.

I had polio when I was 13. I started feeling stiff, my joints ached, and over a two-week period I lost my coordination and 20 pounds.