I Received Many Years Of Good Advice

How Did I Make A Twelve On A Par Five Hole? It's Simple - I Missed A Four Foot Putt For An Eleven.

From The Beginning It Was Drilled Into Me That A Golf Course Was A Place Where Character Fully Reveals Itself -- Both Its Strengths And Its Flaws. As A Result, I Learned Early Not Only To Fix My Ball Marks But Also To Congratulate An Opponent On A Good Shot, Avoid Walking Ahead Of A Player Preparing To Shoot, Remain Perfectly Still When Someone Else Was Playing, And A Score Of Other Small Courtesies That Revealed, In My Father's Mind, One's Abiding Respect For The Game.

As For 1994 [ U.s. Open], I Didn't Do Very Well, But It Was A Great Occasion For Me Even Though I Was Not Playing The Way I Had Hoped. And It Was Obviously A Very Emotional Day That Last Day, But It Was A Great Memory For Me And I Have Had A Lot Of Great Memories At Oakmont Over The Years.

I Didn't Get Playing Professional Golf Until I Was 25 Years Old. And I Always Said That If I Could Make It Work, I Would Play As Long As I Could Walk.

I Wanted To Emulate My Father. I Wanted To Be As Tough As He Was. I Wanted To Do The Things That He Did. I Watched Him.