At a certain point in the [golf] tournament, it becomes a match play event and becomes a match play event against who is on the leaderboard, so you have to know who is there to do what you're going to try to do. Jack Nicklaus More Quotes by Jack Nicklaus More Quotes From Jack Nicklaus You get the kids today into the sport, and then they can't get to the "next level." I mean, come on, that's a bunch of junk. Jack Nicklaus sportsmeankids 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. Jack Nicklaus lastswinningtwo What's interesting about golf is that most athletes end up gravitating toward golf because it is such a difficult sport. Jack Nicklaus athletegolfsports All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world. Jack Nicklaus playergolfworld If I have a weakness, it's probably ice cream. That's where I get lax, sloppy. I'll sneak into the refrigerator at night and take two or three bites and put it back. Butter pecan. Only two or three bites, but it shows. Jack Nicklaus ice-creamnighttwo I think Tiger Woods is a determined young man who really wants to play. Jack Nicklaus playmenthinking You have to watch your handicap. My son Steve says, "Never make a putt you don't have to." Jack Nicklaus my-sonwatchesson 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. Jack Nicklaus golfsportskids Well, I think that Augusta is not the same golf course that I grew up on. Bobby Jones' philosophy was giving you space off the tee; if you put it in the right side of the fairway, you ended up getting the right angle to the green. Jack Nicklaus golfphilosophythinking Nick O'Leary loves to compete. His work ethic is fantastic, and that's what I like about him. He works, and works, and works; and if he has to get better, he gets better. Jack Nicklaus ethicswork-ethicget-better I didn't push any of my kids into golf, and they played golf because they wanted to. Jack Nicklaus wantedgolfkids There's more to be learned here [St. Andrews] about course design than anywhere. Collection bunkers, false fronts, bump shots. The fundamentals of design became fundamental because of what's here. And it happened accidentally. Or maybe accidentally on purpose. Jack Nicklaus designpurposegolf None of the guys did anything. We never did anything. I never really got into the workout room until I was about 40 years old. I was pretty strong and I didn't think I needed that much. Jack Nicklaus workoutstrongthinking [My son] Michael came along and he played a little bit of everything. He went to Georgia Tech on a golf scholarship. Jack Nicklaus golflittlesson My kids all do love to hunt and fish. When they get together, I think that's what they get together more for than anything else. Jack Nicklaus togetherkidsthinking I suppose I get a lot of questions about Tiger. But Tiger Woods is a tremendous talent. He plays well. He has a great work ethic. He's probably as talented of a golfer as anyone who's ever played. Jack Nicklaus woodswork-ethicplay 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. Jack Nicklaus control-myselfwellswinning I don't play much golf anymore. I can't - if I break 80, I'm doing pretty well. Jack Nicklaus breakplaygolf I think my boys handled it pretty much the same way with their children, but my grandsons all ended up playing football or lacrosse. Jack Nicklaus footballboyschildren I was never satisfied if I didn't win a major. I mean, not that year or any major I played, I wasn't satisfied unless I won it. But that's what our goals are. I'm sure that these guys' goals are the same as mine. They want to win every time they play. If you don't win, then you're not happy, obviously. Jack Nicklaus winningmeanyears
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