The only thing I fear on a golf course is lightning...and Ben Hogan.

Of the mental hazards, being scared is the worst. When you get scared, you get tense.

I hope I'll never get too old to want to take part in this event, and I don't think I will ever age that much.

If I could have shot 69 in the last round every time, I would have won nine U.S. Opens. Nine!

To be consistently effective, you must put a certain distance between yourself and what happens to you on the golf course. This is not indifference, it's detachment.

There is an old saying: if a man comes home with sand in his cuffs and cockleburs in his pants, don't ask him what he shot.

Playing golf is like eating. It's something which has to come naturally.