“I was from North Carolina, so as a youngster all of my mind games abou...” — Raymond Floyd Quote

“I was from North Carolina, so as a youngster all of my mind games about golf were always, 'If I make this I win The Masters, if I hole this par putt I win The Masters.' So it was a great thrill to play there.”

“Golf is a game, and games are meant to be enjoyed.”

“How can you get tired of playing golf?”

“Doug Ford was one of the first of the old pros I saw during my first full year on tour, in 1963. To this day he's the best chipper I've ever seen. One thing Doug did was get the ball onto the green and rolling right away, keeping it as low as possible. He never hit his chips higher than was absolutely necessary.”

“One major should not get you into the Hall of Fame - maybe one major and 40 wins. I'm not gonna pick a guy with one major and 11 wins.”

“They call it golf because all the other four letter words were taken.”

“I love touring, because freaks are everywhere. We did a show in Asheville, North Carolina, and a car-full of freaky kids showed up with figurines that they had made of everyone in the show. And I still have mine! It's sitting on my shelf right now. It's a Sarah Squirm figure, it's posable.”

“The Mountain Valley Pipeline Expansion in North Carolina has the potential to secure our regional energy infrastructure by establishing redundancy in our natural gas supply.”

“I have campaigned all over the state of South Carolina. It is the friendliest state in the country. And truly here people judge you by the content of your character not the color of your skin.”

“North Carolina is a terrific place to live, work, and raise a family.”

“South Carolina is a 'right to work' state - a misnomer of a phrase, as the laws limits union representation of workers. It does does not guarantee workers a job or fair wages and conditions.”

“I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?”