It's good to be Sergio

Are you most comfortable when you're home in Castellón?

This is where I was born. I have my roots here, I have my family here, I have a lot of friends here. I've been around since I was a baby, so if people see me walking down the street, it's no big deal because they're used to seeing me. And I don't have to play golf when I'm at home to keep busy. I might come home after the season and not play golf for weeks. For Christmas, we went to Switzerland. The whole family: Mom and Dad, my brother, who just turned 30 and my sister, Mar. Mar, like the sea. No golf there.

If you ever let me go from this interview, tonight I'm going into the town of Castellón to watch Barcelona play soccer. A few friends, a couple beers, some dinner.

Meanwhile, as much as you love home, you love to travel.

I do. China, Japan, the States. I love being around other cultures. I'm lucky enough to be able to fly privately most of the time. Also, I'm lucky because I can fall asleep easily. If I have a 12-hour flight, I have no trouble sleeping. And, even when I'm on the road, I see a lot of my family. They travel quite a bit, especially my dad, who is the only coach I've ever really had.

Do you think you'll ever get tired of this?

Maybe when I get married and have a family golf will not be as important as it is now.

But golf, as important as it is, doesn't run your life, does it?

Golf has given me everything, and I'm thankful for that. But I also enjoy being around people away from the course. I'm single, but I'm not lonely, and I'm not alone very often. I could not isolate myself in a bubble, me and my clubs on the practice range. That would not make me happy, and one thing I am about my life is happy.

You play golf to live, not live to play golf?

I love the game, I love to compete. But sometimes I read or hear people say if Sergio Garcia did this and that, he could win more or win majors or be better than he is. I don't even know what "this" and "that" is, but maybe I don't want to do "this" and "that," even if it would mean that I could win 25 majors, or 15, or 10. Maybe I would rather win five or four or three or two and keep having the life I have. If you told me I could win many majors by being "golf" all the time, by never kicking the soccer ball around again, by never playing tennis, by never hanging out with my family and friends, no. Not for me. That would not make me happy.