Quotes of the Week: Jan. 14, 2018

''All the alarms went off at the same time. It got everyone’s attention. I didn’t know what to do. We all stared at each other. It kind of shows you the world we live in now. Your whole life can change in a second.’' – reacting to the alert that a ballistic missile was headed for Hawaii, a report that turned out to be false

“I was really scared there for probably three or four minutes.”

''Under mattresses in the bathtub with my wife, baby and in-laws. Please lord let this bomb threat not be real.” – via Twitter

''It’s an interesting feeling, isn’t it? Something could happen in the next hour. It’s a pretty big mistake. It sent some different thoughts through your head. A few extra hugs for the kids. It wasn’t panic. It’s not like you can see it coming and dodge it.’'

''I went down to the lobby and everyone is panicking. Everyone was running around like, ‘What do we do?’ It was crazy. It would have been interesting if we had been on the golf course.’'

“He hit the floor. He was just standing up and fell and hit his head on the floor pretty hard evidently.” – talking about his caddie, Cory Gilmer, who was in critical condition in a neurological intensive care unit at a local hospital after falling on Friday and hitting his head

”There’s a bit of scar tissue. For now, I just need to stay on top of it and have to stay fit. Hey, I was planning on doing that anyway.” – revealing, to the newspaper The Telegraph, that he has a thickening of the left ventricle that will require an electrocardiogram every six months and an MRI once a year

“It’s really not that big of a deal and nothing to worry about, apart from getting an annual check up, like you should do anyway. I feel there’s been a big reaction to it in the media, which there really shouldn’t be. I’m fit and healthy and can’t wait to get my 2018 season started in Abu Dhabi next week.” – via Instagram, addressing what he considered to be an overreaction to his medical news

“I told my wife I’ve had a few good years out here, and I don’t want to do this forever.”

“Truth be told, I’d love to have these young guys that are dominating the game have a piece, just one year of what we experienced (playing against Tiger Woods).”

“Missing out on the Presidents Cup hurt. I didn’t feel like I deserved a pick, by any means. I would have been happy with one, but I didn’t feel like I played well enough to make it to where it was a snub by any means.” – revealing that not making last year’s Presidents Cup team is fueling his motivation to make this year’s Ryder Cup team