Tiger Woods

I enjoy what I do.

I'm going to try to keep getting better.

I always come from truth.

I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.

Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.

If you're not nervous, it means you don't care.

I'd like to share my experiences and the lessons I've learned and hopefully create some amazing, fun courses.

I'm aware if I'm playing at my best I'm tough to beat. And I enjoy that.

I really don't feel like playing anymore.

My failures have made me look at myself in a way I've never wanted to before.

Everyone wants to get a piece of me.

Businesswise, everything's been good.

The major championships have always been a special focus in my career, and as a professional, I think Augusta is where I need to be.

I miss college.

Golf is something I do selfishly for myself.

I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because it's so relaxing, so quiet and peaceful. I mean, there's no noise other than nature - and it's so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind.

I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect.

The majority of my blood is Asian.

Well, you know, a lot of people look at the negative things, the things that they did wrong and - which I do. But I like to stress on the things I did right, because there are certain things that I like to look at from a positive standpoint that are just positive reinforcement.

I love to play golf, and that's my arena. And you can characterize it and describe it however you want, but I have a love and a passion for getting that ball in the hole and beating those guys.

I'm trying as hard as I can, and sometimes things don't go your way, and that's the way things go.

Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish.

And I don't cook, either. Not as long as they still deliver pizza.

My kids are doing just great.

The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.'

I miss hanging out with my friends, getting in a little trouble. I have to be so guarded now.

It's cool now to play golf.

I know that balance that I need to have in my life.

As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support.

I started changing my swing in late 1999.

My mind is my biggest asset. I expect to win every tournament I play.

Everyone knows what the Masters is, even if you're a non-golfer. People know what Wimbledon is. They know what the Super Bowl is. There are certain events that people just know about.

If you're lucky to have three close people in your life, you're blessed.

I'm lucky to have been able to represent different companies over my career.

No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that's the exciting part.

The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today.

Sensationalism sells: Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.

My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend.

To have the opportunity to complete the slam at the Open at St Andrews, the home of golf, is something I will never ever forget.

I'm not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I'm trying.

I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for - getting paid for doing what you love.

The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta.

To be able to hold all four majors - the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA - all concurrently I think is the Grand Slam. But a lot of people have a different opinions on that. People think you have to win it in the same calendar year.

My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely ever called me Tiger. I would ask him, 'Why don't you ever call me Tiger?' He says, 'Well, you look more like a Sam.

As a kid, I might have been psycho, I guess, but I used to throw golf balls in the trees and try and somehow make par from them. I thought that was fun.

I ran straight through the boundaries a married couple should live by.

People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.

I wake up every day and I can't wait to go to work, and that's a gift. Not too many people have the opportunity to feel that way.

You can always become better.

I want to say to each of you simply and directly I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in.

I really miss a lot of my friends out there.

Winning is not always the barometer of getting better.

I've had the luxury of playing golf around the world, and I've spent a lot of time evaluating how to play all kinds of courses.

I look at a streak as I don't lose - literally.

I love to compete. That's the essence of who I am.

The amount of meetings I've been in - people would be shocked. But that's how you gain experience, how you can gain knowledge, being in meetings and participating. You learn and grow.

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.

I'm committed to try to make the product the best I possibly can.

I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant.

Hopefully I'll continue to have the success I've had.

I lost my ability to will things to happen.

All I can say is that I'm getting married in the future. I've narrowed it down to that.

Golf is evolving, every day, every shot.

Green and black go well together, don't they?

As a kid when I was growing up, as any kid, you think you know every thing and I was no different to that.

I remember there was a time when people were saying I could never win again.

I was living a life of a lie, I really was.

Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions.

I've done some pretty bad things in my life.

I did envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course.

I have been fortunate to have my game peak at the right times.

I saw a person that I never thought I would ever become.

Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.

Golf is me.

I've exceeded a few of my goals, but I'm behind on a couple of others.

I've been a gamer all my life.

I just try to be the best I can be and hope that is the best ever.

Michael left because of the Bulls' management, not because he'd lost his love of playing the game.

I've always known where I wanted to go in life.

I stopped living according to my core values. I knew what I was doing was wrong but thought only about myself and thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to.

My main focus is on my game.

I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.

I feel like my life is pretty special.

Just be yourself.

If money titles meant anything, I'd play more tournaments. The only thing that means a lot to me is winning. If I have more wins than anybody else and win more majors than anybody else in the same year, then it's been a good year.

Golf has made me and shaped me into the person I am here today.

Every sport evolves. Every sport gets bigger and more athletic, and you have to keep up.

A lot has transpired in my life.

I've gotten more buff.

I'm addicted. I'm addicted to golf.

I don't believe that human beings can achieve ultimate enlightenment, because humans have flaws.

As you all know, I'm kind of a perfectionist.

I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife's family, my friends, my foundation and kids all around the world who admired me.

America's a melting pot, all races, cultures, religious choices.

For many my behavior has been a major disappointment, my behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners, and everyone involved in my business, but most importantly to the young people we influence, I apologize.

It will always be the ball and me.

I think that in itself, if you're a true golfer, you'll see specific things you need to work on. Much cheaper than private lessons.

My mother was right when she said that turning pro would take away my youth.

I don't get to live by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me.

I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children.