Quotes of the Week: GOAT talks GOAT debate

“First of all, you’re never going to say who the greatest of all time is. I think that’s more for PR and more for selling stories and getting hype. Jack and Tiger never played against each other. ... I won six championships. Bill Russell won 11. Does that make Bill Russell better than me or me better than him? ... I think (Nicklaus and Woods are) both great. I would never say one is greater than the other.” – eschewing the Jack vs. Tiger debate

“Whilst delighted for all the players, it’s quite sad to see The Old Course of St Andrews brought to her knees by today’s ball & equipment.” – on last week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and Ross Fisher’s final-round 61, the new Old Course record

“On the back nine, he was 1 over, 2 over at the most. He had one birdie on the back, and just really hit the ball well. On the front, he made four 10-to-12 footers for par. That’s what got him to shoot even par on the front. He missed a 4-foot birdie putt. He could have easily been 1 under.” – detailing what he claims was a round a of 73 or 74 from President Donald Trump

“I guess I’m a lot different than I was 10 years ago, for sure. I can’t really explain it. I’ve been working hard on a lot of things, and it’s all kind of come together now.” – following his win at the CIMB Classic

“I’m not going to change anything. I’m still not going to work out. I’ll still have a bad diet, and I’m going to enjoy myself. I’m just taking it one day at a time, I really am. That’s all I’m doing. I don’t get ahead of myself, I don’t look in the past, I’m just kind of doing it.” – following his win at the CIMB Classic

“After the final putt, I was kind of overwhelmed with emotion.” – the KLPGA member on her LPGA victory in South Korea

“Today, after a memorable 15-year partnership with Sergio Garcia, we have mutually agreed on a release from the remaining years of his TaylorMade contract. It has been an honor to play a role in his performance throughout his career, including The Players Championship, 19 worldwide wins, Ryder Cup heroics and his 2017 Masters win. We congratulate Sergio on a career year and wish him all the best in the future.” – a statement announcing the end of their partnership with Garcia

“I was definitely low on gas. It’s been a great but long year, for sure.” – following his final-round 67 at the CIMB Classic

“Went up against a 64 and a 65 today. So I was the hack of the group today, but happy with how I played.” – downplaying his third-round 67 in Malaysia

“I took the money. Everybody said don’t do it, and they were right. I learned the hard way. … I gave them their money back and went back to my old TaylorMade driver and irons. It kind of sucked that I didn’t like [the Callaway clubs]. Their guys were really cool. I just couldn’t find a driver that I liked.” –on his ill-fated and brief partnership with Callaway