I sometimes got distracted easily and allowed my mind to wander when I needed to be focused. It's quite subtle, really, and just being aware of it helps.

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The two-piece ball I switched to spun too much. One shot would go the distance...

The two-piece ball I switched to spun too much. One shot would go the distance...

We grew up with so much love in our family.

We grew up with so much love in our family.

I didn't hesitate to kiss my father in public. And that's how I tried to...

I didn't hesitate to kiss my father in public. And that's how I tried 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...

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 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.

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...

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...

The cast clubs were a big part of it, too. I found I wasn't getting...

The cast clubs were a big part of it, too. I found I wasn't getting...

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.

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

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

That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay...

That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay...

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...

We live in such a sheltered environment in the United States. I've been fortunate enough...

We live in such a sheltered environment in the United States. I've been fortunate enough...

I'm 42 now, what I would consider prime time.

I'm 42 now, what I would consider prime time.

For one thing, when you're playing as well as I was at the time, you...

For one thing, when you're playing as well as I was at the time, you...

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 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...