When I fall behind, my swing changes.
When I'm on really tough golf courses, I feel like I'm more focused because I'm really trying to hit the ball to a certain spot, instead of, a lot of times, when I struggle sometimes is just staying mentally focused on every shot.
People are going to paying attention to him whether they love him or hate him. So I think Tiger is a huge focus point on a stage that is as little as golf.
It's emotional highs and lows in the game of golf.
One of the easiest shots in golf is chipping. It should be the easiest. It's like throwing a ball or pitching pennies. It's easy. And I struggle with that, and the struggle is all mental.
Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course... the space between your ears.
Unless it's a dead-straight short putt, you should focus on a spot somewhere along the line you want to roll the ball on.
You must remind yourself at all times that the golf ball is nothing. It's an object. It's something to be swatted and sometimes lost and not even looked for.
The interesting thing about golf is that the presidency requires focus and discipline, and golf requires focus and discipline. It was a way to make sure that parts of my life were focused and disciplined.
There are some guys out here that can really play golf, but it has not been their focus for that long.
If you are going to talk negative about a place, you're almost throwing yourself out to begin with because golf is a mental game.
I can't see anyone coming out, because the players feel it is no one's business. We all stick together. We're a very tight group. It would be too hard for just one person to do, too stressful. And why should it make a difference? The LPGA is about golf.
A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.