People thought I was cocky because I didn't talk much. When I first turned pro, reporters asked me who was going to win. I'd say, 'I am' because it was the easier than giving some long, drawn-out answer.

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My father always said excuses are the crutches for the untalented.

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All of us have an 'inner clock,' a certain pace at which we function most comfortably and effectively.

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Sometimes you try to make it happen instead of just letting it happen.

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Art said he wanted to get more distance. I told him to hit it and run backward.

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I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone.

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Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.

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The only times you touch the ball with your hand are when you tee it up and when you pick it out of the cup. The hell with television towers and cables and burrowing animals and the thousand and one things that are referred to as 'not part of the golf course'. If you hit the ball off the fairway, you play it from there.

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I began seeing my wife, Kathleen, while I was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.

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Retirement isn't so bad. Give me a tall drink, a plush sofa and a rerun of 'Matlock,' and you can have the rest. Matlock is my hero. He never loses.

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