I knew that if I kept the pressure on and didn't do anything stupid I would probably win.

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation.

I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head.

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

Pursue what you love, what you are passionate about. Don't let somebody else dictate your life's path.

Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.

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.

Talent isn't as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.

The worse you're performing, the more you must work mentally and emotionally. The greatest and toughest art in golf is "playing badly well." All the true greats have been masters at it.

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.

A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave.

Envy is the slow poison that finally slaughters peace.

I am responsible for my own well-being my own happiness. The choices and decisions I make regarding my life directly influence the quality of my days.

Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess the present and imagine the future.

I love Eminem, I love Moby. Why can't we just be friends?

[Flürscheim] was good at unanswerable arguments.

The calculus of probabilities, when confined within just limits, ought to interest, in an equal degree, the mathematician, the experimentalist, and the statesman.

[A pacifist is] the last and least excusable on the list of the enemies of society.

Every secret we confide in another person can be a burden to them

I guess I haven't talked to Bob Dylan since before then [interview to Rolling Stones]. I follow his career.

Long-lasting victory can never be separated from a long-lasting stand on the foundation of the cross.