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A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.
Jack Nicklaus
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Jack Nicklaus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 21
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I never thought about being No. 1. I just kept trying to be No. 1.
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I think in my case winning fans came as a result of winning tournaments. Certainly, I didn't have too many supporters when I came on Tour. I didn't look like an athlete, I was overweight, had a crew cut, baggy clothes and on top of that I didn't smile much. I was very serious about my game, literally and figuratively the heavy.
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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.
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I don't care how old your children get, you're always a dad.
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Pete Dye introduced me to golf course design back in the 1960's. He came to my hometown Columbus, Ohio to work on The Golf Club.
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I think my boys handled it pretty much the same way with their children, but my grandsons all ended up playing football or lacrosse.
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I'm more proud of the good rounds I've played while hitting the ball badly than of the great rounds while hitting the ball well. I understand my swing well enough to get myself through a tournament and win it. I've made it work.
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Golf really excites me only when the course is difficult and challenging. I love competing. The pressure of competition against fine holes and fine players makes me feel very much alive.
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Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me.
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You have to watch your handicap. My son Steve says, Never make a putt you don't have to.
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Focus on remedies, not faults.
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Pressure is what you live for...if you are going to be successful in life, you're going to have pressure.
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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.
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When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.
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You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that.
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I think you've all heard my story about my daughter and how we felt Children's Hospital saved her life when she was less than a year old. I won't go through all of the details of that.
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