The only person that I have met, that I have ever been in awe of, is Eddie Vedder.

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe event, and I was drained. Mentally, not physically.

I feel much more respected in Europe than I do in the States from the press and from the people. Americans expect me to win every match I play.

The way I hold the club, I've got my hand way over, like I'm driving a motorcycle. My Kawasaki grip.

Throughout my career, my mind rarely wandered, and I was never sidetracked by distractions, no matter what I was going through off the court.

For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1.

By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that the way I grew up, it wasn't about winning. It was about playing well, about playing the "right" way. That approach helped me enjoy the game and develop mine to its maximum potential.