Payne Stewart

I'm 42 now, what I would consider prime time.

— Payne Stewart

I sometimes got distracted easily and allowed my mind to wander when I needed to be focused. It's quite subtle, really, and…

— Payne Stewart

Invariably something happens at a U.S. Open where the golf course gets out of control one day, they have one pin that's…

— Payne Stewart

Not that money is a driving force. It's an honor to play for your country.

— Payne Stewart

Then I would have an occasional cigarette and then I started back dipping. I started dipping last year. My family has asked…

— Payne Stewart

That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure…

— Payne Stewart

We grew up with so much love in our family.

— Payne Stewart

For one thing, when you're playing as well as I was at the time, you think you can play with anything. That…

— Payne Stewart

If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I think people see the human side of…

— Payne Stewart

I'm going to a special place when I die, but I want to make sure my life is special while I'm here.

— Payne Stewart

Yes, I'm a patriotic person. For these people who disgrace the American way and burn our flag and do all of these…

— Payne Stewart

The two-piece ball I switched to spun too much. One shot would go the distance I thought it should, then the next…

— Payne Stewart

Tiger is the greatest thing that's happened to the tour in a long time. He has brought incredible attention to golf at…

— Payne Stewart

I didn't hesitate to kiss my father in public. And that's how I tried to raise my children. We're physical.

— Payne Stewart

I went over before the British Open and played Valderrama thinking that I might make the team, might be a captain's pick.…

— Payne Stewart

A bad attitude is worse than a bad swing.

— Payne Stewart

I don't read magazines much, and I have an awful time with books.

— Payne Stewart

The cast clubs were a big part of it, too. I found I wasn't getting that instant feedback I was used to…

— Payne Stewart

We live in such a sheltered environment in the United States. I've been fortunate enough to have traveled all over the world,…

— Payne Stewart

But in the end it's still a game of golf, and if at the end of the day you can't shake hands…

— Payne Stewart

Raymond Floyd. The man knows how to control situations. He was experienced. He didn't let me get overly excited; he kept me…

— Payne Stewart

This thing is for the game of golf, yeah, but trust me, the Europeans don't have that mentality.

— Payne Stewart

With the media, I could be quick and ugly and critical. I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve.

— Payne Stewart

I very rarely saw Tom Kite around. I've talked to Tom about it. I don't think Michael Jordan needed to be on…

— Payne Stewart

People who have never had an addiction don't understand how hard it can be.

— Payne Stewart