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There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to dust my records. It might as well be Tiger, because he's such a great kid.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
He has the finest, fundamentally sound golf swing I've ever seen.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
How people keep correcting us when we are young! There is always some bad habit or other they tell us we ought to get over. Yet most bad habits are tools to help us through life.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
Focus on remedies, not faults.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.
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Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.
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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.
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I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.
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Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.
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Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.
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The game is meant to be fun.
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Golf is a better game played downhill.
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When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.
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This is a game. That's all it is. It's not a war.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
I like trying to win. That's what golf is all about.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
The older you get the stronger the wind gets and it's always in your face.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play a shot instead of wondering where your next bad shot is coming from.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me.
Written by Jack Nicklaus
I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me. The only person I could prepare for events was me. And if I didn't play well, I didn't play well, and I wasn't going to compete.
Written by Jack Nicklaus

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