I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.

I'm not scared of very much. I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years.

99% of the putts that are short don't go in the hole

Every golfer should come to the first tee with fourteen clubs, a dozen balls, a handful of tees, and at least one great golf story

I played the tour in 1967 and told jokes and nobody laughed. Then I won the Open the next year, told the same jokes, and everybody laughed like hell.

I met Jesse Owens once. He was a remarkable individual, and I have tremendous respect for what he did in the Olympics under the circumstances.

No one who ever had lessons would have a swing like mine.