“We [with my wife] felt like we had the ability to help people not just on a local basis, but on a national basis.” Quote by 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
“I have a couple [of grandsons] that are in college playing lacrosse. It's great and it's fun. But they all also play golf a little bit.” LittlesPlayFunBitsCollegeCoupleLittle BitGolfGrandsonLacrosse Author:Jack Nicklaus
“We don't play golf often [with kids] because they don't play that much anymore - because their kids don't play. It's like anything else - fathers these days end up in the parks on the weekends and they have their kids into lacrosse or soccer or whatever it might be.” EndsPlayMightKidsFatherGolfSoccerThese DaysParksWeekendLacrosse Author:Jack Nicklaus