“I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make.”

I don’t drink water, haven’t drank water in 40 years.

Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.

But when you are significant is when you help other people be successful. That lasts many a lifetime.

My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn’t much, so to get $300 more per year.

Don’t run if you can walk. Don’t walk if you can stand. Don’t stand if you can sit. Don’t sit if you can lie down.

If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.

In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely.

We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.

No one has ever drowned in sweat.

Golf really is the best microcosm of life – or at least the way life should be.

It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.

Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.

I could have watched more film, that’s for sure. One advantage Joe Paterno had over me was that he didn’t play golf.

An agent won’t help you get drafted higher, won’t make you win more games, and won’t make you faster or stronger.

I’m no genius.

I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.