I was in the middle of the golf tournament trying to make birdies and I was just having a blast. So that probably qualifies as having a greater appreciation.

Confidence is such a fragile and precious thing.

But you know, I'm just not a quitter.

You do what you need to if you're serious about playing great golf.

It's easy at times to win golf tournaments and shoot 59, and sometimes it's hard to post an 85.

When I'm swinging well, nobody hits the golf ball any better than I do.

I've just been working hard, trying to get some good stuff to come out.

I didn't do anything spectacular when I won the Open in 2001. I hit the ball good, not great. I putted good, not great, but I think I missed maybe two putts inside eight feet all week.

You've got to make an effort on your own. Some people don't even try.

I think about what I say. I don't give stock answers. I'm not trying to cultivate an image with the public, like several of the top players do.

At the U.S. Open, you're going to make bogeys.

It does not matter where one comes from, one can achieve even the greatest of things in life.

There are all sorts of books offering advice on how to deal with life-threatening situations, but where's the advice on dealing with embarrassing ones?

We need to empower every single child no matter who you are, no matter where you come from to have the best education and the best future.

Isn't it ironic that being immortal would reveal the fool's errand of immortality?

Do good in the name of children. Do good in the name of public health.

I wasn't the best student. I wasn't stupid, but I wasn't paying a lot of attention.

When the days start to get shorter, I want to be in some nice brick building on the East Coast with the lights glowing in the windows. When the daylight starts changing, I want to be out West.

I am a strong believer in the intertwined nature of the personal and the political; I think they move together.

You're playing the songs for the audience and they still think they're good songs. So I tend to get excited by that, audience reaction.

There is neither painting, nor sculpture, nor music, nor poetry. The only truth is creation.