I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.

The ninth grade. I went from 5'9' to 6'8'.

That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.

I thought I was so much smarter than everybody. And I'm not.

In ninth grade, I played wide receiver.

My ninth and 10th-grade years the team didn't make it. And that was my first year going and I had fun up there.