“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
“It's a great sense of accomplishment when you can take something and really think it's really tough, and then all of a sudden you conquer it. That makes you feel pretty good.” ThinkingFeelsToughConquerAccomplishmentSense Of Accomplishment Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I think in my case winning fans came as a result of winning tournaments. Certainly, I didn't have too many supporters when I came on Tour. I didn't look like an athlete, I was overweight, had a crew cut, baggy clothes and on top of that I didn't smile much. I was very serious about my game, literally and figuratively the heavy.” ThinkingLooksGamesWinningResultsCasesCuttingFansSeriousClothesAthleteHeavyCrewSupporterTournamentsOverweightBaggy Clothes Author:Jack Nicklaus
“You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that.” ThinkingMeanAgeGolfPlaying Golf Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I think you've all heard my story about my daughter and how we felt Children's Hospital saved her life when she was less than a year old. I won't go through all of the details of that.” ThinkingYearsChildrenStoriesFeltHeardDaughterDetailsSavedMy DaughterHospitals Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I think we have more good players today [2016] than we've ever had in the game of golf. And I think that's saying a lot because we had a lot of good players when I played. I think you had a bit of a lag in there for a while, that Tiger was just so much better than everybody else that he really didn't put anybody in with him.” ThinkingTodayGamesBitsPlayerGolfTigersLag 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
“None of my 22 grandchildren have genetics played. Three of my four boys were golf pros, but I think they all sort of said, "You know, I'm not going to push" with their children. I was the same with my kids. I said, "You know, if they want to play golf, that's fine, but I'm not going to push them."” IfsThinkingKnowsWantChildrenSaidPlayKidsThreeBoysFourFineGolfGrandchildrenGenetics Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I think my boys handled it pretty much the same way with their children, but my grandsons all ended up playing football or lacrosse.” ThinkingWayChildrenBoysFootballMy BoysPlaying FootballGrandsonLacrosse Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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.” ThinkingKidsTogetherOne ThingFishesHuntsGet Together Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I think Tiger Woods is a determined young man who really wants to play.” ThinkingMenWantPlayYoungWoodsDeterminedYoung ManTigers Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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.” ThinkingYearsGuyStrongRoomsNeededWorkout Author:Jack Nicklaus
“You're always struggling because you're not playing on a 53-and-a-third by a 120-yard field. You're not playing on a baseball diamond. With golf, every field is different and every atmosphere is different. The grass is different. The weather is different. You're outside. You're not in a stadium. There are so many different variables, so you never master golf. So, I think good athletes like a challenge.” ThinkingDifferentChallengesStruggleFieldsMastersBaseballThirdsGolfAthleteWeatherAtmosphereGrassDiamondYardsStadiumsVariablesGood Athlete Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I think that Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course to go to. I think Augusta is my favorite place to go play golf.” ThinkingPlayCoursesGolfMy FavoriteBeachGolf CoursePebblesPlaces To GoFavorite PlacesAugustaPebble Beach Author:Jack Nicklaus
“A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.” ThinkingHas BeensDoneMightGuyCoursesAsksAnswersCompanyVisionDesignInvolvedOfficeGolfAsk MeSiteGolf Course Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I learned early in my career, where you get so wrapped up and so excited, that all of a sudden you don't think. So I worked very hard to keep myself suppressed. And that's one of the reasons I wasn't gregarious with the gallery.” ThinkingHardReasonCareersExcitedGalleryGregarious Author:Jack Nicklaus
“People don't want to go to the dump and have a picnic, they want to go out to a beautiful place and enjoy their day. And so I think our job is to try to take the environment, take what the good Lord has given us, and expand upon it or enhance it, without destroying it.” PeopleThinkingWantTryingJobsBeautifulGivenEnjoyLordEnvironmentDestroyingDumpPicnicsBeautiful Places Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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.” IfsThinkingGivingWellsPhilosophyCoursesSidesSpaceGrewGrew UpGreenGolfAngleGolf CourseTeesAugusta Author:Jack Nicklaus
“When you lip out several putts in a row, you should never think that means that you're putting well. When you're putting well, the only question is what part of the hole it's going to fall in, not if it's going in.” IfsThinkingShouldWellsMeanFallGolfLipsHolesGreat GolfGreatest GolfGolf Putting Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I don't think you would have missed that putt, but in these circumstances, I would never give you the opportunity.” ThinkingGivingOpportunityCircumstancesGolf Book:Jack Nicklaus Source: Jack Nicklaus
“I don't think you ever will yourself to win. I think you prepare yourself the best you can, get yourself in the best mindset you can get in, and go after it.” ThinkingMotivationWinningSportsMindsetSoftball 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
“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.” ThinkingWantMeanGamesWinningMastersSlam Author:Jack Nicklaus
