"How people keep correcting us when we are young! There is always some bad habit or other they tell us we ought to get over. Yet most bad habits are tools to help us through life."

"He had a lot of talent, but didn't have much dedication, wasn't organized, didn't know how to learn, didn't know how to comprehend what he was doing, didn't try to learn how to get better."

"Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself."

"Focus on remedies, not faults."

"My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset."

"This is a game. That's all it is. It's not a war."

"The game is meant to be fun."

"He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can."

"When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster."

"Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt."

"I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy."

"Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work."

"The older you get the stronger the wind gets and it's always in your face."

"Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety."

"Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play a shot instead of wondering where your next bad shot is coming from."

"The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning."