John Daly rocketed to the top of the golfing world by winning the 1991 PGA Championship and Crooked Stick in Indiana. Known as the .Average Joe.s. pro, Daly is not shy about his diet. Usually seen with a Diet Coke and a cigarette, Daly once stated the .nicotine + caffeine = protein.. These types of thoughts, coupled with his go for broke attitude on and of the golf course, makes Daly a favorite of golf fans. Said another way, Daly has made the phrase .Grip It and Rip It. his life.s motto. My Life In And Out Of The Rough is a shocking and candid memoir of this golfing giant. Daly talks about golf, gambling, sex, chocolate, his weight and marriage and puts his grip it and rip it thought process on it.