Quotes of the Week: Feb. 11, 2018

“Yeah, it was worth it. As long as people got a kick out of it, it was worth it.” – Adam Stalmach, after spending five days in jail and losing his job

“I don’t regret it, but I miss it. There was never a day I didn’t wake up excited about what was going to happen. Not one day.” - the former PGA Tour commissioner, now 70, on whether he regrets retiring

“Four years of work in golf, there is still a long way to go. I ask a question. If you’ve been practicing a lifetime and you’re so good, what have you done for yourself, or better yet, what have you done for others? If you have no answer, do not criticize.” - on Instagram, defending his sponsor exemption in the Club Colombia Championship, where he shot 93-105 and made only four total pars across 36 holes

“I don’t think I’m going to sleep.” - on his celebration plans after winning the World Super 6 Perth

“I wanted to be excited every time I went out to play, and I have been. And that’s been the key to playing well when I have come out. I’m still really excited to be out here to play.” – explaining his key to playing well on the PGA Tour into his 50s

“I think that if you play good they will respect you. If you don’t play good, then you really aren’t going to be respected very well. It’s not rocket science.” - on criticism of his having received a sponsor invitation to a Web.com tournament

“Not really, no.” – on whether he was thinking about a 59 when he was 11 under during his third round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He eventually finished his day bogey-bogey to card a 62.

“He bowled a 300. It’s not even his first one. He’s bowled six or seven of them. He can roll the rock pretty well.” – telling the media his father bowled a perfect game during their downtime at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

“I let the greens yesterday get into my head a little bit. It was hard to get out of that mindset.” – on missing the cut in his first PGA Tour start of 2018 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

“I still believe that most of the guys who sit on this stage right here, if you ask them who they want putting on their team in a Ryder Cup, I believe they would say my name. I have no doubt in my abilities.” – on how he views his current struggles with the putter

“I’m in a groove. I’m playing really well, 5 under or so at the time, and I’m leading the golf tournament. So, your blood’s going, the adrenaline’s rushing, and I’m looking over at Jake’s grabbing two beers off of some lady over to the side, that’s at a party, and he’s bringing it back to the tee and giving one to his caddie and drinking one while he tees off. I’m like, man, this isn’t just a normal golf tournament, is it?” – recalling the role beer played in his win last year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, when he played with country music star Jake Owen

“We weren’t even wanted here. They tried to break up our team. There were phone calls in the middle of the night, other disruptions. Our cars were being followed.” – on why his team lost to Clint Eastwood’s team in the 3M Celebrity Challenge at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

“Every mindset that I take into every tournament should be like, `This could be my last tournament.’ Because I don’t know what’s happening around the corner. My back could be gone, and I may not be able to pick up a golf club again.”

“While my health is excellent, and I have a great deal of energy and enthusiasm, it became apparent by last fall that it was time for me to spend more time on these other activities. I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, and there is no reason for me to do so, because I will continue to support the Nicklaus Companies and I want the company to be successful. However, my life has changed and I wish to support my wife, as well as other family members, in any endeavor they are involved.” - announcing that he has decided to “step away” from day-to-day duties as head of Nicklaus Companies