Quotes from Matt Kuchar

I'm always a competitor. I'm not there just to have a good time. I want to play well and perform well.

Going to a one-plane swing method has made me a much more consistent player. Even when I'm not on, I never get very far off.

I very rarely watch anybody swing. All I do is follow where the ball goes.

Although I'm a scratch Ping-Pong player, there is no possibility of me beating a top professional.

I've always been a guy that's liked a crowd and having people around cheering for me. I'm not a guy that will keep his head down or respond negatively to boos or whatever.

I had a temper when I played junior golf and had my clubs taken away for slamming them on the ground. I learned very quickly that I didn't want my clubs taken away from me.

I dislike the gym, but I'll chase a tennis ball all day.

I'm a decent table tennis player, but if you were to put me up against any of the guys you see on television at the Olympics, I'd be lucky to get a couple of points.

I grew up admiring Phil Mickelson. He loves competing, and he loves the fans' support, similar to me. In terms of my playing style, Steve Stricker and I are similar.

I'd like to see something done about the long putters and belly putters. But I go back and forth on that. I've actually worked with a belly putter.

I'm helpless in post-round, hole-by-hole interviews. I can't take you through most of the holes of winning the Players Championship, the U.S. Amateur or Ryder Cup matches. It's like golf amnesia.

I'm John McEnroe-like. I'm coming forward every opportunity I get. My wingspan covers some ground at the net. My serve is OK. I can move it around enough. My groundstrokes are good enough to hang in a rally with a good player. But generally, my goal is to put away a point quickly.

Golf has always been a game where you have to control both ends of the club.

Golf's a great game, and you meet a lot of people along the way.

Even if you finish the year at No. 1 in the world, and Tiger Woods has done this, you can still probably get better.

I'm happiest playing a match with my dad and a couple of college friends, taking a few bucks off them.

I almost didn't turn pro at all. I was tempted to be a career amateur. I worked as an investment banker for nine months after I got out of school, and the money was fantastic and promised to get even more lucrative.

I want to qualify for the Tour Championship. Being a Georgia Tech grad, playing at East Lake would feel like home.

I like to challenge myself. There are not many guys on tour who can give me a challenge in Ping-Pong. So I'll throw some points to see if I can come back.

I'm a pretty low-stress guy. I take what the golf course gives me. Some days, when I'm in full control, I'm able to fire at pins with 5-irons. Other days, I'm looking more toward the middle of the green.

I found an instructor, Chris O'Connell, who helped me. He turned me into the player I am today - a consistent golfer.

Sometimes in golf I've got 10,000 people watching me. Cameras are easy. Doing the Jay Leno show was easy.

I used to turn my shoulders pretty level, which a lot of golfers think is correct. But that made my swing too shallow coming into impact, so my contact was picky, especially off the turf.

When I'm really purring it, I feel as if my whole left side - from knee to hip to shoulder - is turning behind me as I swing through the ball.