When you're the best, and you know you're the best, and your contemporaries know you're the best, that's a terrific edge.

I had a prejudice against the British until I discovered that fifty percent of them were female.

If I owned a Rembrandt and it had some dull colors, I don't think I'd go put reds and yellows in there just to brighten it up. I feel the same way about old golf courses. When you have a masterpiece, I sure wouldn't tinker with it.

One major should not get you into the Hall of Fame - maybe one major and 40 wins. I'm not gonna pick a guy with one major and 11 wins.

I was from North Carolina, so as a youngster all of my mind games about golf were always, If I make this I win The Masters, if I hole this par putt I win The Masters. So it was a great thrill to play there.

How can you get tired of playing golf?

When you're the best, and you know you're the best, and your contemporaries know you're the best, that's a terrific edge.