Learn the fundamentals of the game and stick to them. Band-Aid remedies never last.

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.

No shortcut to wisdom.No tollways to be wise.

Art is either a complaint or appeasement.

I'm not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education.

I like the color red because it's a fire. And I see myself as always being on fire.

Much of the academy on the humanities side, English departments in particular, no longer write what can pass for normal English.

The golden rule when reading the menu is, if you cannot pronounce it, you cannot afford it.

If you go into a battle, it's better to win the first time.

No matter what happens, keep on hitting the ball.

I don't think I'd want to sit down and listen to people's stories all day long.

Moving people into reality TV is a mistake.