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All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.
Jack Nicklaus
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Jack Nicklaus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 21
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They [my sons] all went to different schools and all did different things. They're about as different for five kids as you'll ever see. They don't do anything the same.
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That's sort of overkill. We've had 70 years of the Ryder Cup, and it's gotten along just fine. The pendulum will swing back without making a monumental thing about it.
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If I have a weakness, it's probably ice cream. That's where I get lax, sloppy. I'll sneak into the refrigerator at night and take two or three bites and put it back. Butter pecan. Only two or three bites, but it shows.
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A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.
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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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Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me.
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As long as I'm prepared, I always expect to win.
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But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.
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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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