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I learned early in my career, where you get so wrapped up and so excited, that all of a sudden you don't think. So I worked very hard to keep myself suppressed. And that's one of the reasons I wasn't gregarious with the gallery.

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Jack Nicklaus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 21
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