“If you close the door to the things you feel comfortable with, you will never discover the truth about yourself.” Quote by Michael Craig-Martin
“Barbara [my wife] and I said a long time ago that if we were in a position to help somebody, it would be kids. So when we started the Memorial Tournament (in Columbus, OH), Nationwide Children's Hospital, which saved my daughter's life when she was less than a year old, was the beneficiary from day one.” IfsYearsChildrenLongSaidHelpingWould BeKidsWifePositionLong TimeDaughterMy WifeSavedMy DaughterHospitalsMemorialLong Time AgoTournamentsColumbusBarbaraBeneficiaries Author:Jack Nicklaus
“We [with my wife] felt like we had the ability to help people not just on a local basis, but on a national basis.” PeopleHelpingFeltAbilityWifeBasesMy WifeLocals 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
“We're not perfect every time. We make mistakes just like everybody else. But, we stay on top of it, and we stay with it, and we make sure we get it right.” PerfectMistakeMaking MistakesNot PerfectWe Make Mistakes Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Nick O'Leary is a tough kid. He doesn't use gloves. It's freezing outside and he's obviously wearing short sleeves like all the other guys that let their "guns" stick out.” UseKidsGuyGunToughSticksSleevesOther GuysGlovesFreezing Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Nick O'Leary loves to compete. His work ethic is fantastic, and that's what I like about him. He works, and works, and works; and if he has to get better, he gets better.” IfsEthicsFantasticGet BetterWork Ethic 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 didn't push any of my kids into golf, and they played golf because they wanted to.” KidsWantedGolf 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