Quotes from Tiger Woods

I do plan to return to golf one day, I just don't know when that day will be.

It's cool now to play golf.

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.

I started changing my swing in late 1999.

Most players I play with, I don't look at their swing when they're over the ball or anything like that.

I can play a power game, but I also have the ability to step it up to another level and hit shots even further on call.

There are guys on Tour who hit the ball further than me. I always thought it was important to have power, but more important to have power in reserve.

I am definitely not a politician.

I will have to earn trust and respect from my kids.

I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.

Sad to say I'm missing the Masters. Thanks to the fans for so many kind wishes.

Nobody could have prepared me for the life I've had to become accustomed to.

I'm committed to try to make the product the best I possibly can.

My failures have made me look at myself in a way I've never wanted to before.

Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.

My mind is my biggest asset. I expect to win every tournament I play.

I did envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course.

Did you guys take enough freakin' pictures already?

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.

I've always had that knack for staying pretty even keel and the more the situation gets tense the more I see things clearly and I think that's just a knack that I've always had.

Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.

I treat golf as a sport. I let other people treat it like a hobby.

I'm not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I'm trying.

No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that's the exciting part.