The more they made noise, the more calm I became.

I have this reputation of not wanting to talk to the media, which isn't true. What I don't like-what a lot of us don't understand-is how we can say one thing and it turns up in print as something else.

I want to play golf, practice and not do much else. I don't drink, I don't smoke and I hate going places where you have to yell at someone who is about a foot away from you.

It doesn't much concern me if Tiger plays in the tournament or no.

It's like getting the Williams sisters to play (tennis) against a man, and they're far better athletes than she (Sorenstam) is.

He started pushing to make birdies and you don't do that when you're down.

When they say America is the land of opportunity, it's true. If you work hard, people appreciate you.