“Jones is the greatest golfer who ever lived and probably ever will live. That's my goal. Bobby Jones. It's the only goal.” GoalGolfGolfers Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Any golfer worth his salt has to cross the sea and try to win the British Open.” TryingWinningSeaCrossesBritishSaltGolfers Author:Jack Nicklaus
“You try to figure out the two things that I use as the philosophy to do a golf course. The first is that most people are really interested in something being aesthetically pleasing and good to the eye. The second is that a good golfer likes good golf shots.” PeopleTryingFirstsTwoPhilosophyUseEyeCoursesFiguresShotsGolfLikesTwo ThingsGolfersGolf CourseGood Golf Author:Jack Nicklaus
“We called [my son] Gary "Little Herschel" when he was in middle school - but then he didn't grow any taller. He ended up playing golf and being a really nice golfer.” LittlesSchoolGrowsNiceMiddleSonGolfMy SonGolfersReally NiceMiddle SchoolGaryPlaying Golf Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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.” WellsPlayTalentEthicsWoodsWork EthicTigersGreat WorkGolfersGreat Work Ethic Author:Jack Nicklaus
“If a guy is a good athlete, he'll end up being a pretty decent golfer if he just takes it up. But you never master it; even the best players in the world never master the game.” IfsWorldEndsGuyGamesPlayerMastersAthleteDecentGolfersBest PlayersGood Athlete Author: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.” ReasonCoursesToughTendenciesGolfersMasochistic Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I'm probably the only bottom-heavy golfer in the country.” CountryBottomHeavyGolfers Author:Jack Nicklaus
“The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.” LongHardReasonDifficultAverageHearingConvincedHandleIronGolfersNemesis Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Through years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.” YearsFoundAirOffersGolfResistanceDirtGolfersGolfingThrough The YearsGolf LifeGreat GolfFunny GolfGreat GolfingFunny GolfingGreatest GolfGolf SwingYears Of Experience Author:Jack Nicklaus