Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their read more

Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.

The integrity of the game is everything.

The integrity of the game is everything.

It's basically the same, just darker.
(on racing Saturday nights as opposed to Sunday afternoons, 1991)

It's basically the same, just darker.
(on racing Saturday nights as opposed to Sunday afternoons, 1991)

Rapport? You mean like, 'You run as fast as you can, and I'll throw it as far as I can'? read more

Rapport? You mean like, 'You run as fast as you can, and I'll throw it as far as I can'?
(when asked about his rapport with wide receiver Jerry Rice)

Other sports play once a week but this sport is with us every day.

Other sports play once a week but this sport is with us every day.

Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best read more

Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off.

Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject.
(recounting what he told a player read more

Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject.
(recounting what he told a player who received four F's and one D)

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think read more

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

It is alright to be disappointed, but a winner can never allow himself to be discouraged.

It is alright to be disappointed, but a winner can never allow himself to be discouraged.