The game was easy for me as a kid. I had to play a while to find out how hard it is.
They call it golf because all the other four-letter words were taken.
If you travel first class, you think first class and you are more likely to play first class.
I had a prejudice against the British until I discovered that fifty percent of them were female.
Golf is a game, and games are meant to be enjoyed.
When you’re the best, and you know you’re the best, and your contemporaries know you’re the best, that’s a terrific edge.
One major should not get you into the Hall of Fame – maybe one major and 40 wins. I’m not gonna pick a guy with one major and 11 wins.
How can you get tired of playing golf?
I’m used to the golf course playing soft, so tomorrow I’m going to have to pay attention a little bit more.
I honestly believe that with a strong mind, you can literally ‘will’ the ball into the hole.
If I play my best, I can win anywhere in the world against anybody.
I guess what was going to come back came back on Monday. Of course now I’ve played a different golf course. I’ve played two practice rounds and two tournament rounds all kind of the same and now today I’ve played a different golf course.
I was from North Carolina, so as a youngster all of my mind games about golf were always, If I make this I win The Masters, if I hole this par putt I win The Masters. So it was a great thrill to play there.
Visualization. It may be the most important part of your mental package.
Guys get voted into the Hall of Fame who don’t belong, who lack the numbers. I’m very upset at the Hall of Fame for that. It’s not fair to the people who went in early.
If I owned a Rembrandt and it had some dull colors, I don’t think I’d go put reds and yellows in there just to brighten it up. I feel the same way about old golf courses. When you have a masterpiece, I sure wouldn’t tinker with it.