For one thing, when you're playing as well as I was at the time, you think you can play with anything. That isn't true, of course, but I didn't know it then.

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Yes, I'm a patriotic person. For these people who disgrace the American way and burn...

Yes, I'm a patriotic person. For these people who disgrace the American way and burn...

These guys who keep on playing but aren't winning, you've got to sit them down...

These guys who keep on playing but aren't winning, you've got to sit them down...

Invariably something happens at a U.S. Open where the golf course gets out of control...

Invariably something happens at a U.S. Open where the golf course gets out of control...

I don't think it's healthy to take yourself too seriously.

I don't think it's healthy to take yourself too seriously.

I don't read magazines much, and I have an awful time with books.

I don't read magazines much, and I have an awful time with books.

I've just become more conscious about how much I do drink and how often I...

I've just become more conscious about how much I do drink and how often I...

I sometimes got distracted easily and allowed my mind to wander when I needed to...

I sometimes got distracted easily and allowed my mind to wander when I needed to...

But in the end it's still a game of golf, and if at the end...

But in the end it's still a game of golf, and if at the end...

For a while, I think in 1994, it got to where I didn't want to...

For a while, I think in 1994, it got to where I didn't want to...

People who have never had an addiction don't understand how hard it can be.

People who have never had an addiction don't understand how hard it can be.

But I'll tell you something: We had a big family discussion about it recently, my...

But I'll tell you something: We had a big family discussion about it recently, my...

Raymond Floyd. The man knows how to control situations. He was experienced. He didn't let...

Raymond Floyd. The man knows how to control situations. He was experienced. He didn't let...

With the media, I could be quick and ugly and critical. I tend to wear...

With the media, I could be quick and ugly and critical. I tend to wear...

For sure I would be a very emotional captain. A very hands-on captain.

For sure I would be a very emotional captain. A very hands-on captain.

This thing is for the game of golf, yeah, but trust me, the Europeans don't...

This thing is for the game of golf, yeah, but trust me, the Europeans don't...

If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I...

If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I...

For example, I wouldn't hesitate to sit somebody down if he wasn't performing, even if...

For example, I wouldn't hesitate to sit somebody down if he wasn't performing, even if...

I went over before the British Open and played Valderrama thinking that I might make...

I went over before the British Open and played Valderrama thinking that I might make...

I very rarely saw Tom Kite around. I've talked to Tom about it. I don't...

I very rarely saw Tom Kite around. I've talked to Tom about it. I don't...

We grew up with so much love in our family.

We grew up with so much love in our family.