I Never Rooted Against An Opponent, But

[golf]is Deceptively Simple, Endlessly Complicated. A Child Can Play It Well, And A Grown Man Can Never Master It. Any Single Round Of It Is Full Of Unexpected Triumphs And Perfect Shots That End In Disaster. It Is Almost A Science, Yet It Is A Puzzle Without An Answer. It Is Gratifying And Tantalizing, Precise And Unpredictable. It Requires Complete Concentration And Total Relaxation. It Satisfies The Soul And Frustrates The Intellect. It Is At The Same Time, Rewarding And Maddening. And It Is Without Doubt The Greatest Game Mankind Has Ever Invented.

The Fans Motivated Me. They Gave Me The Incentive To Want To Play And To Want To Win And To Continue To Play As My Career Progressed. They Were Never A Distraction.

All The Things That I Have Derived Either Directly Or Indirectly Through The Game Of Golf Are Things I Owe A Great Deal To The Game And To The People Who Support The Game.

I Didn't Get Playing Professional Golf Until I Was 25 Years Old. And I Always Said That If I Could Make It Work, I Would Play As Long As I Could Walk.

Everyone I Built A Course For Thinks They Have The Best Golf Course In The World And I'm Very Pleased And Proud Of That.