Hale Irwin

The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of have a little independent thinking.

New Zealand has a great reputation in America for golf.

My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.

People, in whatever walk of life, would be surprised if they just gave themselves a chance by believing in what they are.

I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.

I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of things. I don't like that. I'd rather work on the positive reinforcement, the things I did well.

The best quick tip in golf is to focus on your rhythm and balance.

I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour. I always felt that was too young of an age for that.

On the PGA Tour, guys finish in the top 10, make a ton of money and think they're great players. In my era, you had to win. We didn't settle for anything else.

It's a long, hard, difficult process to make it to a national championship.

Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted and made them work.