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When you lip out several putts in a row, you should never think that means that you're putting well. When you're putting well, the only question is what part of the hole it's going to fall in, not if it's going in.

When you look at facing retirement in your mid-30s, and all of a sudden the outlet for that passion and work ethic goes away, you can't just sit back in a rocking chair and be retired at 35. I'm not a good enough golfer to play golf every day.

When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify the opposition. Where the opposition becomes this big angry monster, so big you can't beat him.

When you look at other sports, like golf, the players earn a lot more money without running around.

When you make a mistake, the ocean gives you an instant reminder. You get punished. If golf clubs could shock you every time you hit the ball wrong, we'd probably learn how to play golf pretty well.

When you're having trouble and topping the ball, it means the ground is moving on you.

When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.

Where I play, the greens always break toward the bar.

Wherever we play golf, people come out here to get autographs. They obviously come out to watch us play and see us in action, but they also want to interact with us.

Whether you are a skater or a dancer, without sounding narcissistic, it is all about looking in the mirror. Where I used to practice in New York City, there was a mirror so you could actually watch yourself skate. And nowadays my golf teacher will film me swinging so I can see what I am doing. Having looked first at myself and my own body for so long as one does as a dancer and a skater, it was so natural to do fashion.

Which one of you is going to be runner-up?

While playing golf today, I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake.

Who can say I have a bad swing? The only thing that matters in golf is the score you put on the board. You don't have to look pretty out there, you have to win. Look at my record and tell me who has a better swing than mine.

Who in the world remembers who won the 1975 Westchester Classic or the 1978 Western Open? Basically, the majors are the only comparison over time . . . played on the same courses for generations. All the best players are always there.

Who listens to golfers? They're boring. If I want to wear camouflage on the golf course during a tournament, I will. And I have.

Who wants a life of ease? And who wants a life in the office that you hate, and who wants to play golf?

Who watches golf on TV? Who calls eight friends over and gets a keg of beer? Landscapers, I guess. They sit around the TV, yelling, "Will you look at that golf path?Pure pea gravel.

Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together.

Why am I using a new putter? Because the last one didn't float too well.

Why go to a church to worship God? A church is man made. God never said, "And let there be aluminum siding." Climbing a tree to talk to God sounds like a better idea since only God can make a tree. And if that tree's on a golf course, all the better.

With Tiger Woods, you know everyone is watching. But I think interest in women's golf is getting better too.

Why do I keep performing at my age? What else am I going to do? Play golf? I tried that years ago and all I did was cuss. I can do that without the walk, cuss at Congress and let [Mark]Twain do it. "Imagine that you were an idiot. And then imagine that you were a member of Congress. Wait - I've repeated myself.

Winners are different. They're a different breed of cat.

With the goal of crafting a course that fits harmoniously with its surroundings, we took full advantage of the dramatic vistas, indigenous flora and beautiful rolling terrain to create a memorable golf experience for members and resort guests.

Woods pumped both fists and yelled, as jacked as you'll ever see him. But the crowd explosion drowned out whatever was coming out of his mouth. It was the closest golf has ever come to sounding like fourth-and-goal at LSU's Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night.

Women's golf definitely hit a bump in the road. We lost some tournaments due to a combination of things led by the downturn in the economy.

Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.

You build a golf game like you build a wall, one brick at a time.

Yeah, after each of my downhill putts.

You are meant to play the ball as it lies, a fact that may help to touch on your own objective approach to life.

You can always spot the employee playing golf with his boss. He's the fellow who makes a hole in one and says, "oops!

You can always speak with great authority on how well you played today, but never on how you'll play tomorrow.

You can, legally, possibly hit and kill a fellow golfer with a ball, and there will not be a lot of trouble because the other golfers will refuse to stop and be witnesses because they will want to keep playing.

You can play golf with liberals, be neighbors with them, go out to dinner. I just don't want them in power.

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

You can talk to a fade but a hook won't listen.

You can't completely control the sport - Tiger Woods comes close. The test is against yourself and nature's own way. I find golf a particularly good metaphor for this story.

You can talk about strategy all you want, but what really matters is resilience. On the last nine holes of the Masters or the Open, there's going to come at least one point when you want to throw yourself in the nearest trash can and disappear. You know you can't hide. It's like you're walking down the fairway naked. The gallery knows what you've done, every other player knows and worst of all, you know. That's when you find out if you're a real competitor.

You can't win them all but you can try.

You can't make good scores happen. You've got to let it happen.

You can't take up golf on a whim and find yourself competing against Tiger Woods in the Masters six months later.

You can win tournaments when you're mechanical, but golf is a game of emotion and adjustment. If you're not aware of what's happening to your mind and your body when you're playing, you'll never be able to be the very best you can be.

You did not tell me what you are doing athletically just now but I do hope that if your arm comes along next spring you can get it in good shape to try out for the pitching spot on the varsity. However, if you don't make it then I suggest you take up golf which after all is the best game of all of them.

You didn't question - kind of like, you would go to college. You would wear a tie to work. You would, you know, you would work for 40 years. And then you would play golf for three years, and then you would die. That was how I was raised.

You don't know what pressure is until you play for five bucks with only two bucks in your pocket.

You don't go home and talk about the great tennis courts that you played, but you do talk about the golf courses you played.

You do what you need to if you're serious about playing great golf.

You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that.

You don't have the game you played last year or last week. You only have today's game. It may be far from your best, but that's all you've got. Harden your heart and make the best of it.

You don't play boxing. You really don't. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don't play boxing.