“Nobody - but nobody - has ever become really proficient at golf without practice, without doing a lot of thinking and then hitting a lot of shots. It isn't so much a lack of talent; it's a lack of being able to repeat good shots consistently that frustrates most players. And the only answer to that is practice.” ThinkingAbleAnswersPracticePlayerTalentShotsGolfRepeatsHittingConsistently Book:Golf My Way Source: Golf My Way
“I came back and in '63, I was at the British Open, trying to win my first British Open. And I had what I thought was a two-shot lead with two holes to play at Lytham. I remember it like it was yesterday. Anybody with a proper brain would have played the ball short of the hole. I didn't have a proper brain at the time. But you have to make that mistake to learn it.” TryingFirstsTwoPlayRememberWinningMistakeBrainShotsBallsBritishYesterdayHoles 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
“If you design something pretty with good golf shots in it, then I think that's the combination that creates a really nice golf course.” IfsThinkingCoursesNiceDesignShotsGolfCombinationReally NiceGolf CourseGood Golf Author:Jack Nicklaus
“A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.” BigsSportsShotsGolfClubsGolf CourseGreat GolfGolf ClubsFlukes Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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.” BelieveSometimesPlayProblemNextSportsWonderShotsBelieve You Can Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head.” InspirationalVisionPracticeFocusInspirational LifeShotsConcentrationVisualization Author:Jack Nicklaus
“It takes hundreds of good golf shots to gain confidence, but only one bad one to lose it.” LosesShotsGainsGolfGolf CourseGolfingGolf LifeGreat GolfFunny GolfGreat GolfingFunny GolfingGreatest GolfGood GolfGaining Confidence Author:Jack Nicklaus
“That "I don't give a darn" attitude is probably why I've shot so many good final rounds over the years when I started the day a few shots behind with nothing to lose. . . and maybe that's why I've shot so many bad last rounds when I was ahead and knew I couldn't afford a mistake.” GivingYearsLastsLosesBehindsMistakeAttitudeShotsGolfFinalsRoundsNothing To Lose Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head. It's like a color movie. First I 'see' where I want it to finish, nice and white and sitting up high on the bright green grass. Then the scene quickly changes and I 'see' the ball going there: its path, trajectory, and shape, even its behavior on landing. Then there is this sort of fadeout, and the next scene shows me making the kind of swing that will turn the previous images to reality.” WantFirstsKindShowsRealityTurnsNextWhitePracticePathFocusNiceColorSceneShapesBehaviorShotsSittingBallsGreenGolfGrassSwingsShow MeLandingTrajectoryGreen GrassSitting Up Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I always look to see what Arnold [Palmer] shot; it's a habit. We will always compete against each other.” LooksHabitShotsGolf Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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.” PurposeCoursesHappenedFrontsDesignShotsFundamentalsGolfCollectionsBumpsAndrewBunkers Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Before every shot, I go to the movies” MotivationalSportsShotsMotivational SportsCreative Visualization Author:Jack Nicklaus
“There is no room in your mind for negative thoughts. The busier you keep yourself with the particulars of shot assessment and execution, the less chance your mind has to dwell on the emotional. This is sheer intensity.” MindSportsChanceRoomsEmotionalShotsNegativeGolfMotivational SportsIntensityExecutionSheerAssessmentNegative ThoughtsBusierMotivational Golf Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Scoring comes from being able to preserve what you've got and play your smart shots when you need to play them and not do stupid things and take advantage of things when have you them.” NeedsPlayAbleStupidSmartShotsAdvantageGolfPreservesStupid Things Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Ask yourself how many shots you would have saved if you always developed a strategy before you hit, always played within your capabilities, never lost you temper, and never got down on yourself.” IfsAsksLostShotsStrategyGolfSavedTemperCapabilityLost You Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I've always tried to play golf with a golf club. I have a hard time driving with my rifle. I mean, 18 is really narrow ... I have no problem with the course, except for the tee shot on 18.” MeanHardPlayProblemCoursesShotsGolfClubsDrivingHard TimesNo ProblemRiflesTeesGolf Clubs Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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.” KnowsDoneShots Author:Jack Nicklaus
