People have to learn who they are - you can't have somebody else telling you who you are.

New Zealand has a great reputation in America for golf.

The best quick tip in golf is to focus on your rhythm and balance.

It's a long, hard, difficult process to make it to a national championship.

Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted and made them work.

Do I want to tackle a 230-pound guy who's running like a deer? Heavens no, no one in their right mind would. But there is something that drives me and compels me to stick my head in there and give it my best shot.

I still have the desire to succeed, and I've always felt success is measured by what you've done in the win column, not top 10s.

To be successful in anything, a person must always want to be better, not only than your opponent but better than your last performance. Done correctly, being competitive is a wonderful way to always try to be a better person by learning from your mistakes and capitalizing on your successes.

If you're not just a little bit nervous before a match, you probably don't have the expectations of yourself that you should have.

You can talk about strategy all you want, but what really matters is resiliency.

Golf is the only-est sport. You're completely alone with every conceivable opportunity to defeat yourself. Golf brings out your assets and liabilities as a person. The longer you play, the more certain you are that a man's performance is the outward manifestation of who, in his heart, he really thinks he is.

The USGA doesn't want to recognize the fact that today's players are better than ever. They seem willing to do anything to prevent us from shooting scores that would make us appear better than the great names of the past.

On the PGA Tour, guys finish in the top 10, make a ton of money and think they're great players. In my era, you had to win. We didn't settle for anything else.