It's not a British attitude to dedicate yourself to such an extent as he [Wilkinson] does... He is such a dedicated so-and-so who only thinks about booting it over the posts

When you are playing great, it's wonderful. Because you and your partner just want to go out and go (rubbing hands together) 'Who we got?' and off you go. But when you're playing badly, or your trust is dented, or your self-belief is gone, it's the worst (freaking) week in the world!

One thing America hasn't had is good partnership.

We were happily married for eight months. Unfortunately, we were married for four and a half years.

I never mixed with golfers when I was playing, mainly because I didn't want to talk golf all night.

John certainly gives it a good hit, doesn't he? My Sunday best is a Wednesday afternoon compared to him.

You have to get lucky. Whether that's a good captain's pick, or two rookies combining for five points, if you get that, those are points you really aren't expecting.