TIGER WOODS: Well, my dad - it's amazing how he says things that come back. In order to help people, you have to first learn how to help yourself, that's what he always used to say. I never understood that. When I was in treatment, I wrote that down; I looked at it every day, and learning how to help myself, I can therefore, I can help more people going forward, infinitely more, than I did prior to all this.
Q. In light of the off-course pressure that you've been experiencing, how important is the support that you have on the first tee when it's just you and your caddie, Steve Williams, and what influence will he have on your four days at the Masters?
TIGER WOODS: Well, to have Stevie back, it's tremendous. It really is. He's a great friend, always has been and always will be. We are honest with one another. We've had a long talk, and it was a great talk, as well.
It's great to have him on the bag. He's excited to get back and compete again. He's been doing really well racing-wise. He won the New Zealand Championships. But also, this is another part of his life that he loves to do. He loves to be back here at Augusta, and for us to go back out there as a team together, it feels good.
Q. Do you feel the same way about your pursuit of Jack Nicklaus's records, about winning golf tournaments, or does that have to take a different perspective now considering what happened in November?
TIGER WOODS: You know, when I - when I went through that period when my father was sick and my father passed away, it put things in perspective real quick. And when my kids were born, again, it put it in perspective. And then what I've done here, it puts it in perspective; it's that it's not about championships. It's about how you live your life.
And I had not done that the right way for a while, and I needed to change that. And going forward, I need to be a better man going forward than I was before.
And just because I've gone through treatment doesn't mean it stops. I'm trying as hard as I possibly can each and every day to get my life better and better and stronger, and if I win championships along the way, so be it.
But along the way, I want to help more people that are - that haven't quite learned to help themselves, just like how I was.
Q. Did Ambien play a role in the car crash? You were described by the witnesses as mumbling, snoring, obviously sockless and according to the police hospital record, you were admitted as a possible OD?
TIGER WOODS: Well, the police investigated the accident and they cited me 166 bucks and it's a closed case.
