I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I could play, I was going to make money.

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

Over the first three rounds you're playing the course. In the final round, if you're in contention, you're playing the man.

Any golfer worth his salt has to cross the sea and try to win the British Open.

Golf is you against yourself.

I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy.

Golf really excites me only when the course is difficult and challenging. I love competing. The pressure of competition against fine holes and fine players makes me feel very much alive.