Quotations

«I would like to see that attitude carry forward in every event played by the U.S. team. That exact same mental edge was great to see.»

«They have similar personalities in a lot of ways, but more so they compete in the same manner,»

«You never see them give up. They're never out of a hole, never satisfied.»

«That pairing should have worked, no doubt,»

«There were also a couple of groups that didn't work out, and I didn't think they would. It reinforced my instincts in the right direction.»

«You never see them give up. They're never out of a hole, never satisfied and they hate to lose. They also putt the same way. Both like to die the ball into the hole with the same speed, so they can read putts together accurately.»

«Tomorrow I'm going to need to go low here. I'll have to go out and shoot 64, no doubt about it.»

«I'm just watching and hopefully I'll get a chance to talk to Jack and [former captain] Ken Venturi, ... I thought [Venturi] was a great captain. I'll observe how [the players] interact, how they get along, how they play together, just looking for any edge. I think it's really important that they win this week. It's a big week for the American guys. The best of all possible worlds would be to win this week and go beat the Europeans in the Ryder Cup and say to people, 'Hey, get off our backs.' But it's more for pride's sake. We're good players, and we've proved it.»

«If I'm playing at that level, or I am definitely one of them, the answer to would I play would be absolutely yes. I'm not there yet. But I'm working on it. But we want the 12 best guys.»

«Something changed that day. It was a turning point, and we're still feeling the effect. In every other event before that, it felt like we got out-teamed. Now we're the ones making each other better. We're the ones inspiring each other. You look at this team, and there are a lot of young guys. I don't know if we can win every Presidents Cup or Ryder Cup for the next 10 years, but we're going to be very tough.»