I've had support from all sides, from people who call themselves Irish, from Northern Irish, to the whole of the UK, to people in America, and it would be terrible for me to segregate myself from one of those groups that support me so much.

Sport was an obvious favourite of mine, and not only golf. I was, and still am, a big rugby fan.

I'm happy with the success I've had, and I feel like there's been a lot that I've learned this year, and that's a great thing going into the future.

I receive huge support from Irish and British sports fans alike and it is greatly appreciated. Likewise I feel I have a great affinity with the American sports fans. I play most of my golf in the U.S. nowadays and I am incredibly proud to have won the U.S. Open and U.S. PGA Championship in the last two years.

I don't really remember, but from about the age of five I told anyone who would listen that I was going to be the best golfer in the world.

I believe that anybody with Mandela's capacity to endure hardship and then forgive is a born leader and example to us all.

Because I lived so close to the school and walked there every day, I used to enjoy the school bus trips.