Jack Nicklaus Quotes

• I’m probably the only bottom-heavy golfer in the country.

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• I’d rather be two strokes ahead going into the last day than two strokes behind. Having said that, it’s probably easier to win coming from behind. There is no fear in chasing. There is fear in being chased.

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• I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it’s The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.

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• I think that Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course to go to. I think Augusta is my favorite place to go play golf.

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• I might cook occasionally, but I’m not a good cook. That’s not my passion.

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• I like to catch fish and release them. I probably haven’t killed a fish that I’ve caught in sport fishing for 20 years. No reason to kill it. You know, just take it and release it.

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• I had polio when I was 13. I started feeling stiff, my joints ached, and over a two-week period I lost my coordination and 20 pounds.

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• I first saw Arnold Palmer when I was just a kid and he came to Columbus to play in a tournament. I watched him on the driving range hit balls that day. We went on to become great friends.

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• I couldn’t control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me. The only person I could prepare for events was me. And if I didn’t play well, I didn’t play well, and I wasn’t going to compete.

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• I can barely turn on my computer!

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• Golfers have a tendency to be very masochistic. They like to punish themselves for some reason. A lot of them like tough courses.

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• Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules.

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• Did you know there’s probably more golf played in Iceland than most places in the world? They play 24 hours a day in the summertime and the northern part is warmer than the southern part.

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• But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

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• And, of course, I’m constantly energized by designing courses around the world.

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• All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.

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• A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I’d certainly answer their questions, but I’m not involved in the site visits or anything else.

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• Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one’s level of aspiration and expectation.

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• When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.

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• Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.

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Jack Nicklaus (67)

Birth:	21st January, 1940
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Golfer

About

Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed The Golden Bear was born in Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA. He is a retired American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time, winning a record 18 career major championships, while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes, over a span of 25 years. His first professional win came in a major championship, the 1962 U.S. Open, when he defeated Palmer by three shots in a next day 18-hole playoff. He has also taken part in various other activities, including golf course design, charity work and book writing. Ohio State granted him an honorary doctorate in 1972.

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