You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I can honestly say that I'd rather have won the U.S. Open Golf Tournament.
It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
To have the opportunity to complete the slam at the Open at St Andrews, the home of golf, is something I will never ever forget.
The other day I broke 70. That's a lot of clubs.
The major championships have always been a special focus in my career, and as a professional, I think Augusta is where I need to be.
People confuse being world No. 1 with winning a Major championship.
Hole in One: an occurence in which a ball is hit directly from the tee into the hole in a single shot by a golfer playing alone.
A friend of mine, a dedicated golfer, shot a hole in one playing by himself. Disaster.
All my life I wanted to play golf like Jack Nicklaus, and now I do.
When Ballesteros triumphed at the British Open in 1979, for his first major win, he hit so few fairways off the tee that he was often mistaken for a gallery marshall.
I played golf for 25 years before I made a hole-in-one of any kind. I was on the tour for years before it finally happened. Eventually I made 23, but boy, that first one was a long time coming. It was the price I paid for not shooting at every flag.
I win at golf. I'm a club champion many times at different clubs. I win at golf. I can sink the three-footer on the 18th hole when others can't.
From the time I won the Kansas City Match Play championship at age 14, I never wanted to be anything but a golfer.
The most satisfying accomplishment for me was winning the British Open in 1996. But the most rewarding times were the times on the mini tours.
Of course it's a big moment for me in my career if I could win on the PGA Tour.
Do women golfers say they could go out and beat Tiger Woods?
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.
If somebody asks me whether I'd rather sink the winning putt in the Ryder Cup or win a major, it's the major every day. World championship or Ryder Cup? Win a world championship. At the end of the day you're going to be remembered for what you achieve in an individual sport.
