Jack Nicklaus quotes - page 2

If I had one golf course, from a design standpoint, one that I really love, it would probably be Pinehurst. There's a totally tree-lined golf course where trees are not a part of the strategy. (Jack Nicklaus)
How people keep correcting us when we are young! There is always some bad habit or other they tell us we ought to get over. Yet most bad habits are tools to help us through life. View quote
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Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself. View quote
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He has the finest, fundamentally sound golf swing I've ever seen. View quote
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Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not. View quote
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Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me. View quote
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There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to dust my records. It might as well be Tiger, because he's such a great kid. View quote
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Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules. View quote
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When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster. View quote
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The game is meant to be fun. View quote
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I'm probably the only bottom-heavy golfer in the country. (Jack Nicklaus)
A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke. View quote
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The fact is, I diet every day of my life. I have to work at it. But I diet so I can pig out. View quote
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When I fly in a helicopter, I insist there be two sets of controls, one for me in case something happens to the pilot. I'm no expert, but I know enough to at least get the thing on the ground. Nothing scares me like the thought of not being in control. View quote
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Golf is a better game played downhill. View quote
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum. View quote
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Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together. View quote
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids. View quote
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This is a game. That's all it is. It's not a war. View quote
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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. View quote
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The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning. (Jack Nicklaus)
Golfers have a tendency to be very masochistic. They like to punish themselves for some reason. A lot of them like tough courses. View quote
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I've been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National. View quote
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Mostly I built golf courses the way I played golf, which was left-to-right. But I learned very rapidly that people wanted to see more than just the way I played golf and that I had to balance up what I was doing, right-to-left, left-to-right, etc. View quote
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I think I fail a bit less than everyone else. View quote
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