Jack Nicklaus

I'd rather be two strokes ahead going into the last day than two strokes behind. Having said that, it's probably easier to win coming from behind. There is no fear in chasing. There is fear in being chased.

Writers have told me more than once that I'm a better interview in defeat than in victory, which is a compliment I am extremely proud of.

When I fly in a helicopter, I insist there be two sets of controls, one for me in case something happens to the pilot. I'm no expert, but I know enough to at least get the thing on the ground. Nothing scares me like the thought of not being in control.

The game is meant to be fun.

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

If I had one golf course, from a design standpoint, one that I really love, it would probably be Pinehurst. There's a totally tree-lined golf course where trees are not a part of the strategy.

See, as much as I love the game, golf was my vehicle to competition. And I love to compete.

I might cook occasionally, but I'm not a good cook. That's not my passion.

You have to trust your kids. They have to experience life, and you just hope you've provided them a foundation for what's right and what isn't.

Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.

Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.

How people keep correcting us when we are young! There is always some bad habit or other they tell us we ought to get over. Yet most bad habits are tools to help us through life.