Quotes from Tiger Woods

I know that balance that I need to have in my life.

Your private life, exposed, has a lingering effect on your mind and your game.

I've always known where I wanted to go in life.

If you're lucky to have three close people in your life, you're blessed.

It's just a matter of, for me, getting my mind where it needs to be. Certainly I've made a lot of adjustments in my life, and I've gone through a lot. A lot.

I was living a life of a lie. I really was.

A lot has transpired in my life.

I've been a gamer all my life.

I've done some pretty bad things in my life.

I'm trying as hard as I possibly can each and every day to get my life better and better and stronger. And if I win championships along the way, so be it.

I've gotten more buff.

People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.

My dad used to say, 'Just because you dress up in a coat and tie, it doesn't influence your intelligence.'

My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely ever called me Tiger. I would ask him, 'Why don't you ever call me Tiger?' He says, 'Well, you look more like a Sam.

My dad told me this: You get out of it what you put into it. If you put in effort and log your time, you'll get the results.

The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta.

It's hard to believe, but anything can happen. Accidents do happen, unfortunately, it happened at the worst time.

You can play from the wrong position for a long time with good hands, but eventually it's going to catch up with you.

I don't get to live by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me.

I have been fortunate to have my game peak at the right times.

I've had the luxury of playing golf around the world, and I've spent a lot of time evaluating how to play all kinds of courses.

I'd like to share my experiences and the lessons I've learned and hopefully create some amazing, fun courses.

Hopefully I'll continue to have the success I've had.

There are golfers everywhere who may never get a chance to play a links course in Scotland, a tree-lined course in America or the sand belts of Australia. Hopefully I can bring some of those elements into their backyards.