The next time I cry about golf it will only be with joy. It's not worth crying over golf for any other reason. After all, it's only a game.
[the tigers find out the "baby" is a snow decoy] Sid: Sorry, fellas. He got a little frostbite.
I didn't become a caddie because I wanted to be a caddie. I was a caddie because that was how I could make money and feed myself. It was work. It was a dignified job.
I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I could play, I was going to make money.
Ty Tryon made a lot of money after turning pro, but he might not have been ready. I don't want to make a lot of money for a couple of months and then not be ready.
If someone wants to give you, like, $100 million, it's hard to say no. But I don't want to accept that kind of money right now. I'd feel burdened by it.
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.
That's the difference between golf and many other sports. You go to some other sporting events, they just leave you or give you the cold shoulder and move on.
We are a global sport. I mean, golf is obviously played all around the world. But when you have your National Championship, of course, everybody in America is rooting for an American.
I love being able to sign autographs when I get that extra free time after a round just to be able to give back to the fans.
There's still nothing I love more than being in the air. I've always liked speed and things on wheels, going out there and putting it all out there, being on the edge.
Two weeks ago at the U.S. Amateur, my mom caddied, and that is kind of a different feeling, because she's your mom and you have to listen to her. It was really comfortable having my mom there, but it's also really relieving and comfortable to have so...
Golf gives and takes. So yeah, sometimes you make those putts, sometimes you just miss them. But that's golf.
The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.
Had I not become a professional golfer, I think I would have pursued some type of career in aviation.
I fly my own airplane, and I have since 1960. I rarely fly anywhere other than my own airplane.
I'm just going to have fun. Maybe that will be the most important thing to do.
I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf.
What do you think was the first sound to become a word, a meaning?... I imagined two people without words, unable to speak to each other. I imagined the need: The color of the sky that meant 'storm.' The smell of fire taht meant 'Flee.' The sound of ...
Four will Become Two, Lion and Tiger will Meet in Battle, and Blood will Rule the Forest.
Face it, Nat, this is one tiger who will never be jumping through your flaming hoop--
