The beauty of golf, you're in charge out here.

A lot of my buddies also played golf, but when it came to going to the beach or on the boat and chasing girls, they usually went that way and I went to the golf course.

If I thought I had hurt my chances of winning another major just because I was chasing money around, I'd wind up kicking myself.

The Masters is one of golf's greatest traditions and Augusta is one of the best courses in the world. They are synonymous. It's an event that every golfer, and golf fan, looks forward to.

The fame aspect of winning the Masters... besides being married and becoming a father, that's a strong third there.

I have a lot of offers to play for appearance fees. It's nice gravy, but it's not a big motivating factor for me, to go here and there just for money.

Out here, it's just you and the ball.

If I can raise more money for charities, or get more Canadian kids to play golf, the green jacket will mean even more.

Playing hockey, there were a lot of guys bigger than me, so I knew I was going to get hit and have to deal with it. Gotta hit back.

The course is going to make you look silly sometimes. You have to be able to accept that and move on.

Anything over-handed, I do left-handed. Like throwing a ball or serving in tennis. Otherwise, right-handed, like writing and shaving.

Once you cross the threshold, you will never be the same. That is a fact.

I can taste sunshine and hope on his tongue. I want this kiss, this taste, to last forever.

I don't like the idea of [having] a thick skin. I think we [should] be more childlike.

I can't fix the world. If you want to make a difference in life, you have to direct your energies in a focused way.

I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.

Innovation no longer remains a choice but has become an imperative.

Every human being is a designer

I get e-mails from mothers asking me to call their daughters for a date. I have a great life.

Your life's course will not be determined by doing the things that you are certain you can do. Those are the easy things. It will be determined by whether you try the things that are hard.