Quotes from Jason Day

My dad was very rough with us.

I've got to really try and manage my patience out there.

I tend to watch the score board a lot.

If my dad was alive, I wouldn't have gone to boarding school, and I wouldn't have had the success I've had.

It just flat-out sucks losing. It really - it doesn't feel good.

'Golf Digest' had all the old school swings, and my favorite swing, ever, was Nick Faldo's swing. And it had all the greats, Ernie Els and Nick Faldo and all that stuff, and I had the pictures of their swing sequences on my wall.

You have to come in to major championships, and your attitude has to be on point.

It's tough to win major championships. So many things and emotions go through your mind.

The biggest waste of time of my life was playing 'Call of Duty.' But I got really good at 'Call of Duty' - a little bit too good at that time.

I remember not having a hot water tank, so we had to use a kettle for hot showers. So, you know, we would put the kettle on and go have a shower, and then my mum would come bring three or four kettles in, just to heat them up. And it would take five, 10 minutes for every kettle to heat up.

I have to work harder than what I am now to make sure that I stay on top of this and stay on top of the world and be competitive in major championships.

A lot of people are seeing me as an arrogant, confident kid. It doesn't worry me.

I've always felt very confident in my ability.

Sometimes your immune system gets a little heated, and you're more susceptible to getting some illnesses that way.

It's very easy to make poor choices and have bad swings every now and then.

I did play other sports growing up. I played cricket and all those other things, but I was just so much more talented in golf, and that's all I wanted to do.

I have always practiced by myself. It's just because that is when I can do the most work, the most efficient work, is when I am by myself, and I think I just find a little bit of peace when it comes to being able to be out here on the golf course, and you are just you and yourself and your thoughts.

All I can do is control my preparation process from both a physical and mental stand point.

I'm willing to put my body on the line and stuff like that, just to get a taste of that greatness.

I don't feel that old, but when I talk to these kids, I do feel old. Because I'm talking about taxes and all this other stuff that is very, very boring. And these guys are talking about music, and I'm like, 'Oh, I remember those days.'

I'm getting better and better each year that I'm playing golf on the world stage, and finishing runner-up only teaches you how to continue being patient - something that is key to our game.

My wife wants four kids, and obviously if we're having four kids, I need to make sure that the priority is family first.

I'd much rather have that pressure than be at the end of the field and no one expecting you to win. That's the kind of pressure that you've got to enjoy and love.

What I'm doing with my body and with my golf game, I'm trying to extend the longevity of my career.