The person I fear most in the last two rounds is myself.

Sometimes thinking too much can destroy your momentum.

There is no surer or more painful way to learn a rule than to be penalized once for breaking it.

No other game combines the wonder of nature with the discipline of sport in such carefully planned ways. A great golf course both frees and challenges a golfer's mind.

I learned how to win by losing and not liking it.

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

I'd rather fight 100 structure fires than a wildfire. With a structure fire you know where your flames are, but in the woods it can move anywhere; it can come right up behind you.

If a course needs to be in great condition to be played effectively, then the design strategy is flawed.

A lot of guys who have have never choked, have never been in the position to do so.

If you have an ego of any sort, this course [Augusta] will take it and shove it down your throat.

This game is so elusive. You try to maintain the peaks and level up the valleys.

Men are most virile and attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don't have time to teach him.

Jack Speight undid me, then I almost undid myself. But I've undone some of the bad, too, some of the damage. With help. With luck and love.

Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence.

The road to freedom is full of thorns and fire, yet happy is he who follows it!

When you involve people, they come out, you see them, you get to see their sense of humor.

The phrase "Be Good to Each Other" is very important to me and something that I wish had been said more when I was in high school.

A luxury meal was prairie sandwiches - two slices of bread with wide-open spaces between them.

Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.

You can quit your job, but you can't quit your calling.

She had more curves than a scenic railway