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

It takes hundreds of good golf shots to gain confidence, but only one bad one to lose it.

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.

Pressure is what you live for...if you are going to be successful in life, you're going to have pressure.

You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that.

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.

A big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course. A lot of guys can go out and hit a golf ball, but they have no idea how to manage what they do with the ball. I've won as many golf tournaments hitting the ball badly as I have hitting the ball well.