Nobody ever remembers who finished second at anything.

Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me.

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.

It's a great sense of accomplishment when you can take something and really think it's really tough, and then all of a sudden you conquer it. That makes you feel pretty good.

All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.

Golf was my vehicle to competition and I can't play if I can't compete.

Ask yourself how many shots you would have saved if you always developed a strategy before you hit, always played within your capabilities, never lost you temper, and never got down on yourself.