My mother's a Buddhist. In Buddhism, if you want to achieve enlightenment, you have to do it through meditation and self-improvement through the mind. That's something she's passed on to me: to be able to calm myself down and use my mind as my main asset.

Education is a priority over any sport because without a mind you can't contribute to society.

America's a melting pot, all races, cultures, religious choices.

No matter how you play the golf course, no matter how well you play, you're going to have to make 6 and 8 footers for par. It's just a given here.

In order to help people, you have to first learn how to help yourself.

Talent is something you are born with, and a skill is something you develop. 99% of what you need to succeed in golf are skills

When things go right and you test properly and you find equipment that's better than what you were playing, then you can do some pretty neat things on the golf course.