Everybody knows I'm a late bloomer.

If you play well, you can open doors.

I never really idolized any one golfer.

I'm not really much of a celebrating type.

I've had doubts at every stage of my career.

We've got the blue-collar pros here in San Diego.

I don't sit at home and test my driver, you know.

It is never easy to have your dad as your swing coach.

Every pro has to decide what they want from their ball.

I need to find a way to manage my time and be an adult.

Unfortunately a good attitude doesn't make you hit it 350.

For me personally, short game, bunker shots aren't too bad.

For me the trickiest thing is figuring out the spin and loft.

My dad, his temperament is a little worse than mine, at times.

At no point in any sport do you want to be known as a cheater.

I always felt like I was mentally tougher than the other kids.

I feel very American, but my upbringing was quite the opposite.

I love French and English bulldogs. They're hilarious and adorable.

I expect a lot from myself but, over time, I've learned to tame that.

I pick up the tab for my mom now, I don't let her pay for any dinners.

I've always been the underdog and underdogs don't really care for attention.

The only time I am an unhappy camper is when I feel like I'm treated unfairly.

Right now, my caddie has a nicer car than I do. That tells me a little something.

I just still feel like an underdog. I feel like until you're No. 1, you're chasing.

I always felt there was a chip on my shoulder at the junior stage, the amateur stage.

Just the ritual of feeling the grip in my fingers and making loose swings is relaxing.

Players are getting better at a younger age. It shows how fearless everyone is becoming.

I don't really care, honestly, what the USGA does with the setup. I'm just here to play.

I pretty much figured out in grade school that we weren't the stereotypical American family.

I've never made the cut. I think that feeds into the underdog thing more than anything else.

I've played TaylorMade drivers since I was in high school, so it's a comfortable look for me.

As everybody manages to say on TV, 'Yeah, he hits it pretty far for a little guy.' Well thanks.

My father, Stefan, is the only swing coach I've had. I wouldn't be where I am today without him.

You know, majors are tricky. There's a lot of pressure, and there's a heavy load on individuals.

All the techniques to help stay calm and focused, to control your mind, have all really helped me.

One of the best forcers was probably Tiger in his prime. He could force an outcome if he needed it.

I enjoy tough golf, I guess. There's something fun about it that other people may not think is fun.

It's just whenever us players have good feelings at a certain course, we sort of thrive off of that.

I went to San Diego State and one of our home courses was Barona Creek. It's this open, no-tree look.

My dad was always very hard on me when it came to sports. He always used golf to teach me life lessons.

I'm a pretty mellow guy, but I've got a fire burning inside, but you guys will probably never see that.

I don't have, like, a huge effect on the crowd, I'd say. So not having fans isn't the craziest thing to me.

My dad's European, so when I was a little kid, I couldn't wear things like Nike, so I grew up wearing Adidas.

I want to get to world No. 1. I want to win multiple majors. Plus, I hate losing - like, I really hate losing.

If practice and preparation were all it took to prevent nerves on the course, tour players would never get rattled.

Our job as players is to show up to tournaments, put on a show for The R&A and for the Tour and to handle our business.

Feel shots. Flops. Bump-and-runs. Those types of things are usually what go first for me when I haven't practiced much.

When I practice there's a bunch of noise going on, people will talk, so I don't really have mouse ears for the most part.

My dad always taught me to let the clubs talk. So if people don't know who I am, I guess I'm just not playing well enough.

Being from California, my parents are very eco-friendly and I feel like I've been nurtured by a tree-hugger family in a way.

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