The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, "There's a star." The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, read more

The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, "There's a star." The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, I said, "Superstar." I feel the same way about Tiger Woods.

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

They can't fire me because my family buys too many tickets.

They can't fire me because my family buys too many tickets.

Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.

Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to read more

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

For man, maximum excitement is the confrontation of death and the skillful defiance of it by watching others fed to read more

For man, maximum excitement is the confrontation of death and the skillful defiance of it by watching others fed to it as he survives transfixed with rapture.

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood read more

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.

Athletes have studied how to leap and how to survive the leap some of the time and return to the read more

Athletes have studied how to leap and how to survive the leap some of the time and return to the ground. They don't always do it well. But they are our philosophers of actual moments and the body and soul in them, and of our maneuvers in our emergencies and longings.

I really lack the words to compliment myself today.

I really lack the words to compliment myself today.