I wake up every day and I can't wait to go to work, and that's a gift. Not too many people have the opportunity to feel that way.

I've been in some seriously bad places playing golf and it's just part of the game. You're going to hit bad shots, you're going to be in bad spots, and each course, when you learn it, you learn where not to go.

Your private life, exposed, has a lingering effect on your mind and your game.

Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.

There are a lot of great players from Europe who have never played Augusta, but all the guys in America have all played St. Andrews. They've gone over and made a trip to play St. Andrews.

At the end of every tournament, to review every stroke and every hole, seeing what I can learn from the experience.

My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely ever called me Tiger. I would ask him, 'Why don't you ever call me Tiger?' He says, 'Well, you look more like a Sam.