I probably will have to become more political down the road when my playing days are done, because I’m going to have to have the support of others to grow my foundation.
I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled, and thanks to money and fame, I didn’t have to go far to find them.
As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support.
If you’re not nervous, it means you don’t care.
I’m lucky to have been able to represent different companies over my career.
I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because it’s so relaxing, so quiet and peaceful. I mean, there’s no noise other than nature – and it’s so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind.
Winning is not always the barometer of getting better.
I’d like to share my experiences and the lessons I’ve learned and hopefully create some amazing, fun courses.
I don’t think you’re ever there. You never arrive, but if you do, you might as well quit because you’re already there. Can’t get any better. And as players, if you ever have that moment – you should never have that moment. You’re always trying to get better.
I’m not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I’m trying.
There are golfers everywhere who may never get a chance to play a links course in Scotland, a tree-lined course in America or the sand belts of Australia. Hopefully I can bring some of those elements into their backyards.
There’s no sense in going to a tournament if you don’t believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change.
The amount of meetings I’ve been in – people would be shocked. But that’s how you gain experience, how you can gain knowledge, being in meetings and participating. You learn and grow.
The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today. And that’s how I look at my life. I will be a better golfer, I will be a better person, I will be a better father, I will be a better husband, I will be a better friend. That’s the beauty of tomorrow.
If you can’t laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?
My mother was right when she said that turning pro would take away my youth.
My dad used to say, ‘Just because you dress up in a coat and tie, it doesn’t influence your intelligence.’
Most players I play with, I don’t look at their swing when they’re over the ball or anything like that.
It’s cool now to play golf.
I’ve had the luxury of playing golf around the world, and I’ve spent a lot of time evaluating how to play all kinds of courses.