Jack Nicklaus Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Jack Nicklaus on Wise Famous Quotes.
If there is one thing I have learned during my years as a professional, it is that the only thing constant about golf is its inconstancy.
Every putt is different. Your feet dictate the stroke by how they feel on the green. I just never used the same stroke on every putt.
Jones is the greatest golfer who ever lived and probably ever will live. That's my goal. Bobby Jones. It's the only goal.
Over the first three rounds you're playing the course. In the final round, if you're in contention, you're playing the man.
I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
I know it sounds selfish, wanting to do something no one else has done. But that's what you're out here for - to separate yourself from everyone else.
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.
Confidence is believing in your own ability, knowing what you have to do to win. My confidence was developed through preparation.
I don't think about winning the Masters as part of the slam. You want to win the Masters because of what it means to the game.
Pursue what you love, what you are passionate about. Don't let somebody else dictate your life's path.
I've said many times before that Pebble Beach is a wonderful thinking-man's golf course. That is why it is such a great U.S. Open venue.
Augusta National is a young man's golf course, and you really need a young man's nerves to play on it.
Pete Egoscue has totally changed my life. Never have I experienced such complete pain relief as I have by following the Egoscue Method.
When the British Open is in Scotland, there's something special about it. And when it's at St. Andrews, it's even greater.
If somebody says they don't watch the leaderboard, I don't buy that, I'm sorry. Because you've got to know where you are to know how to play.
The US Open flag eliminates a lot of players. Some players just weren't meant to win the US Open. Quite often, they know it.
Pressure is what you live for ... if you are going to be successful in life, you're going to have pressure.
You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that.
Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.
I love design in general, the creativity. Whether it is golf courses, my apparel line, ads we do or our business with AriZona, design is fun.
Once you play a tournament, you're playing against the golf course, you're playing against yourself and trying to do the best you can.
I always look to see what Arnold [Palmer] shot; it's a habit. We will always compete against each other.
I think that Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course to go to. I think Augusta is my favorite place to go play golf.
Golfers have a tendency to be very masochistic. They like to punish themselves for some reason. A lot of them like tough courses.
Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play a shot instead of wondering where your next bad shot is coming from.
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.
You have to love something and have a passion for it to be disciplined. My commitment was purely to golf
I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I could play, I was going to make money.
My best friend gave me the best advice
He said each day's a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
He said each day's a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
Oakmont is probably the premier - Oakmont and Augusta National are probably the top two set of greens in the country.
Confidence is when you stand over a shot and know you're going to make it because you've done it time and time again.
I don't think you would have missed that putt, but in these circumstances, I would never give you the opportunity.
You have to trust your kids. They have to experience life, and you just hope you've provided them a foundation for what's right and what isn't.
Writers have told me more than once that I'm a better interview in defeat than in victory, which is a compliment I am extremely proud of.
Grand Haven will challenge the skilled player yet, because of some width to the holes, it also will be a fun course that the average player can enjoy.