“Such is putting! 2% technique, 98% inspiration or confidence or touch...the only thing great putters have in common is touch and that is the critical ingredient...none of them found it through mechanizing a stroke, nor do I believe they could maintain it that way.” WayBelieveInspirationFoundI BelieveCommonGolfCriticalTechniqueIngredientsStrokes Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I never went into a tournament or round of golf thinking I had to beat a certain player. I had to beat the golf course. If I prepared myself for a major, went in focused, and then beat the golf course, the rest took care of itself.” IfsThinkingCareCertainCoursesPlayerMajorsBeatsGolfPreparedRoundsFocusedTournamentsGolf Course Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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.” ThinkingMenSaidCoursesWonderfulGolfBeachGolf CoursePebblesVenuesThinking ManPebble Beach Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Golf really excites me only when the course is difficult and challenging. I love competing. The pressure of competition against fine holes and fine players makes me feel very much alive.” FeelsCoursesDifficultChallengesAlivePlayerFinePressureCompetitionGolfHolesCompeting Author:Jack Nicklaus
“You have to love something and have a passion for it to be disciplined. My commitment was purely to golf” PassionCommitmentGolf Author:Jack Nicklaus
“We don’t have to do a bunch of things to figure out how to win the Ryder Cup. Just go play golf. ... I’m a little bit too casual probably about a lot of things, but you can’t force good play. Good play comes from good hard work and actually being prepared to play, not being forced to play.” LittlesHardPlayWinningForceBitsFiguresHard WorkLittle BitGolfPreparedBunchCupsCasual Author:Jack Nicklaus
“That's sort of overkill. We've had 70 years of the Ryder Cup, and it's gotten along just fine. The pendulum will swing back without making a monumental thing about it.” YearsFineGolfCupsSwingsPendulumsOverkill Author:Jack Nicklaus
“There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.” GamesGolfStinkMaladyGolf Game Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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.” LongPlayWorryGolfMaking MoneyWorried Author:Jack Nicklaus
