“At a certain point in the [golf] tournament, it becomes a match play event and becomes a match play event against who is on the leaderboard, so you have to know who is there to do what you're going to try to do.” KnowsTryingPlayCertainEventsGolfTournamentsGolf Tournaments Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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.” TryingPlayCoursesGolfDo The BestTournamentsGolf Course Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Any golfer worth his salt has to cross the sea and try to win the British Open.” TryingWinningSeaCrossesBritishSaltGolfers Author:Jack Nicklaus
“One of the worst mistakes you can make in golf is trying to force the game.” TryingGamesForceMistakeWorstGolf Author:Jack Nicklaus
“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
“We also play a Father/Son at home and I play with Steve, too. I try to mix it up. We play two or three times a year, but that's about it.” TryingYearsTwoPlayHomeThreeFatherSonThree TimesFather Son Author:Jack Nicklaus
“The most difficult thing for me is keeping yourself focused on what you're doing. As you go play, you try to get your focus and desire. You don't do it to the level you would do it if you wanted to win. You have to work at it and be on top of your game.” TryingDesireWinningDifficultFocusFocused Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I've never set up any golf course that would favor anybody. I try to make it exactly the opposite, which is what we did at Valhalla when we modernized it to accommodate the lengths players are hitting it today.” TryingTodayCoursesPlayerOppositesGolfFavorsLengthHittingGolf CourseAccommodateValhalla 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
“He had a lot of talent, but didn't have much dedication, wasn't organized, didn't know how to learn, didn't know how to comprehend what he was doing, didn't try to learn how to get better.” KnowsTryingSportsKnow HowTalentGet BetterOrganizedDedication Author:Jack Nicklaus
