I really miss a lot of my friends out there.
— Tiger Woods
I don't believe that human beings can achieve ultimate enlightenment, because humans have flaws.
My failures have made me look at myself in a way I've never wanted to before.
I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife's family, my friends, my foundation and kids all around the world who admired me.
I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.
As you all know, I'm kind of a perfectionist.
I'd like to share my experiences and the lessons I've learned and hopefully create some amazing, fun courses.
The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.'
I've exceeded a few of my goals, but I'm behind on a couple of others.
I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.
I remember there was a time when people were saying I could never win again.
Golf has made me and shaped me into the person I am here today.
I always come from truth.
I look at a streak as I don't lose - literally.
Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions.
The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta.
Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.
I was living a life of a lie, I really was.
I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces.
I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled, and thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.
I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect.
My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely ever called me Tiger. I would ask him, 'Why don't you ever call me Tiger?' He says, 'Well, you look more like a Sam.
The amount of meetings I've been in - people would be shocked. But that's how you gain experience, how you can gain knowledge, being in meetings and participating. You learn and grow.
I've had the luxury of playing golf around the world, and I've spent a lot of time evaluating how to play all kinds of courses.
Golf is something I do selfishly for myself.
I have been fortunate to have my game peak at the right times.
I started changing my swing in late 1999.
I really don't feel like playing anymore.
Golf is me.
Everyone wants to get a piece of me.
I lost my ability to will things to happen.
The virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one's own family.
I do plan to return to golf one day, I just don't know when that day will be.
I don't get to live by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me.
I've done some pretty bad things in my life.
All that really matters is I have two beautiful kids, and I'm trying to be the best dad I can possibly be, and that's the most important thing of all.
I ran straight through the boundaries a married couple should live by.
I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.
All I can say is that I'm getting married in the future. I've narrowed it down to that.
There are golfers everywhere who may never get a chance to play a links course in Scotland, a tree-lined course in America or the sand belts of Australia. Hopefully I can bring some of those elements into their backyards.
As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support.
Hopefully I'll continue to have the success I've had.
To have the opportunity to complete the slam at the Open at St Andrews, the home of golf, is something I will never ever forget.
I've gotten more buff.
My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend.
America's a melting pot, all races, cultures, religious choices.
Sensationalism sells: Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.
I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children.
The major championships have always been a special focus in my career, and as a professional, I think Augusta is where I need to be.
In therapy I have learned the importance of keeping spiritual life and professional life balanced. I need to regain my balance.
