What did I want with prestige? The British Open paid the winner $600 in American money. A man would have to be two hundred years old at that rate to retire from golf.

In golf, as in life, you get out of it what you put into it.

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

I believe in destiny...what's going to be is going to be. If I'm going to win, I'm going to win...I don't give a damn what the other guy shoots. I'm going to win if it's my turn.

To quit between tee and green is more habit-forming than drinking a highball before breakfast.

Practice your swing until it becomes a habit of mind and muscle.

Nobody asked how you looked, just what you shot.