Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.

Oakmont is probably the premier - Oakmont and Augusta National are probably the top two set of greens in the country.

It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.

Who in the world remembers who won the 1975 Westchester Classic or the 1978 Western Open? Basically, the majors are the only comparison over time . . . played on the same courses for generations. All the best players are always there.

Oakmont, you've got to be playing slope.

My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something to keep me active. That's how I kept my body going.

If I have a weakness, it's probably ice cream. That's where I get lax, sloppy. I'll sneak into the refrigerator at night and take two or three bites and put it back. Butter pecan. Only two or three bites, but it shows.