Writers have told me more than once that I'm a better interview in defeat than in victory, which is a compliment I am extremely proud of.

The golf course is always in good shape. Paul Latshaw does a reasonable job.

I never went into a tournament or round of golf thinking I had to beat a certain player. I had to beat the golf course. If I prepared myself for a major, went in focused, and then beat the golf course, the rest took care of itself.

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

Nobody - but nobody - has ever become really proficient at golf without practice, without doing a lot of thinking and then hitting a lot of shots. It isn't so much a lack of talent; it's a lack of being able to repeat good shots consistently that frustrates most players. And the only answer to that is practice.

He had a lot of talent, but didn't have much dedication, wasn't organized, didn't know how to learn, didn't know how to comprehend what he was doing, didn't try to learn how to get better.

Focus on remedies, not faults.