"As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy."

"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run."

"Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance."

"This is how I define grace: you're on the main stage, and it looks like it has been rehearsed 100 times, everything goes so smoothly. That's where I get my confidence and success, from knowing that I have an edge because I know I'm prepared."

"My personal goal is to see how I can perform, to experience the mountain as it is without reducing it to my level. For me, how I reach the top is more important than whether I do."

"If I don't spend time with my family, if I'm not happy doing the things that make me full, it would be impossible to play good."

"I want to be remembered for the things
I did outside the golf course."

"He doesn't need a challenge, I think that is the worst misconception going. That the number-one golfer needs a number-two golfer to push him. Tiger is pushed by history and by records and by his own goals. He doesn't need anybody pushing him." - Tiger's Father

"I always feel pressure. If you don't feel nervous, that means you don't care about how you play. I care about how I perform. I've always said the day I'm not nervous playing is the day I quit."

"It is 22 weeks until the next race and I am going to come back fitter, more relaxed, more experienced and I will have a better car."

"People don't think about it but he's had a string of disappointments. He doesn't get up every day and step out of the house in the clouds." - Tom's Father

"It's never come easy for me. I don't think my mind allows me to rest ever. I have, I think, a chip on my shoulder, and some deep scars that I don't think were healed."

"I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result."

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, ''Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

"I don't skate to where the puck is. I skate to where the puck is going to be."

"You miss 100% of the shots you never take."