Quotes from Justin Rose

Winning your first major is a massive hurdle.

Just dedicate yourself to improving, to learning, to trying to get better. That's why I wake up in the morning.

I've always said for me, I've always focused more on winning major championships than chasing No1. I think that's just a really nice byproduct of your process and improving as a golfer.

When you start a round with a two-shot lead, it always looks like a big lead and always looks as if you should go on to win a tournament.

There can be tournaments that can be elusive no matter how well you play in them, but there's no point in thinking, 'Well, it's just not to be' until it's done and dusted.

You cannot be on leaderboards at big tournaments all the time and have things go your way all the time.

What got me to where I am today is a hunger and a desire to win tournaments, and all the trappings that came with that.

Ryder Cup is an interesting thing.

Jack Nicklaus learned how to play in major championships and I think that was a massive thing. That was half the battle.

I always envisaged myself getting to world No1 and to join that company of players is special. It's scary company, actually.

I went through a patch when I felt I didn't deserve a nice car. I like to use them as treats, not have one for the sake of having one because I can afford one. I like to reward myself.

Kate is determined that our children feel English, that this should be who they are. She adores London, as a Chiswick girl born and bred.

It's funny, when guests come over to the house, they want to see my gold medal first and my U.S. Open trophy second.

I had some sort of ability and knew that I needed to work hard, to dedicate myself to the game. I sacrificed a lot. But maybe golf kept me out of trouble. Some of the guys who lived my life minus the golf have certainly been in trouble.

There's a lot of fuss that comes with playing with Tiger, big crowds, noise and such. You either let it distract you, or you tunnel up and let it energize you. He's a great playing competitor. He recognizes good golf and he's very complimentary when good golf is played, so he's cool to be around.

I knew I was going to be a pro golfer from the age of 12, when I qualified for the Carris Trophy, which is for under-18s. That was when I thought I was OK at golf. I had no clue about how difficult the game actually is at that age of course - I was blissfully unaware of all the hard work ahead.

To be part of a winning team was something I had undervalued.

St Andrews is one of those places where you can be the only person around but you feel like people are watching you. It's just got that aura about it, it's got atmosphere, it's got history. It's one of those rare places in the world which is something special. The hairs on the back of your neck stand up, it's just got that magic appeal.

It's why Nick Price was my favourite golfer growing up. He managed to win majors, get to world No1 but did so with a nice-guy image. He showed that the two are not mutually exclusive.

I've seen some guys go through a career and not be able to get that elusive first major and no doubt it's a hole in any career if you don't get it done.

My 30s were obviously amazing, having kids and building the bulk of my career, but although outsiders might think, 'well, he got's a great life, the major, the gold medal, the Ryder Cup status, all those other garlands, what's left?' it's nothing like that. I'm actually still very, very hungry.

For nostalgia, I like to play Merion - I was fortunate enough to win the U.S. Open there.

Actually, I love watching good golf for obvious reasons, but I don't take inspiration from other golfers as much.

I've come second twice and I've played golf capable of winning the Masters on both of those occasions. I wasn't really back-dooring my way into a second place, I was right there playing great golf against guys playing their best golf.