“I always look to see what Arnold [Palmer] shot; it's a habit. We will always compete against each other.” Quote by Jack Nicklaus
“I guess that's why they call it Hell.” HellGolfHangoverOccupy Wall StreetRushing InYou Lied Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I've had a lot of majors where I didn't play well until the last round. Keep yourself in contention; that's the name of the game. I usually ended up shooting a good round and all of a sudden, somehow, I won.” WellsPlayLastsGamesNamesMajorsGolfRoundsShootingContention Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Who in the world remembers who won the 1975 Westchester Classic or the 1978 Western Open? Basically, the majors are the only comparison over time . . . played on the same courses for generations. All the best players are always there.” WorldRememberCoursesPlayerGenerationsMajorsGolfWesternClassicComparisonBest PlayersAll The Best Author:Jack Nicklaus
“If you'd asked me at 30 where I'd be during the Masters when I was 46, I'd have pictured myself on a boat fishing, smoking a cigar, drinking a mint julep and watching it on television.” IfsTelevisionMastersGolfDrinkingBoatSmokingFishingCigarMintMint Juleps Author:Jack Nicklaus
“For years, I never thought I needed a short game. Finally I just decided to do something about it. I needed to get up and down from tough spots on the par-5s for my birdies. So I went to Phil [Rogers]. He's the best. For the last couple weeks, Phil has been staying at my house and we've been practicing in the evening.” YearsHas BeensLastsGamesHouseWeekCoupleNeededToughDecidedGolfGet UpSpotsEveningStayingUp And DownRoger Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I couldn't care less who I'm paired with. There's nobody I've ever played better or worse with, thank goodness. You don't want any factor to be outside your control. What if Arnie's Army had bothered me? What id I'd said, "Oh geez, I'm paired with Palmer," I'd never had beaten him.” IfsWantSaidCareGoodnessArmyGolfFactorsWhat IfBeatenBothered Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Golf is a nice game, but that's all. It's never going to be an exciting game to watch on TV. It's not a circus and never will be one. The audience for golf is not going to change significantly. It's always going to be people who play it, understand it, and love it.” PeoplePlayGamesWatchesAudienceNiceTvsAnd LoveExcitingGolfCircus 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
“If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning.” IfsChildrenSchoolParentEducationOne ThingInvolvedAgreeEducationalGet InvolvedEducator Author:William Bennett
“Knowledge is not information, it's transformation.” EducationInformationTransformationEducational Author:Rajneesh