I went over before the British Open and played Valderrama thinking that I might make the team, might be a captain's pick. I made the effort to go over there.

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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...

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.

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...

If somebody asks for my opinion, I tell them my opinion, whether it's what they...

If somebody asks for my opinion, I tell them my opinion, whether it's what they...

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...

Not that money is a driving force. It's an honor to play for your country.

Not that money is a driving force. It's an honor to play for your country.

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 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...

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...

Tiger is the greatest thing that's happened to the tour in a long time. He...

Tiger is the greatest thing that's happened to the tour in a long time. He...

Then I would have an occasional cigarette and then I started back dipping. I started...

Then I would have an occasional cigarette and then I started back dipping. I started...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...