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I never missed a putt in my mind.
Jack Nicklaus
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Jack Nicklaus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 21
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Scoring comes from being able to preserve what you've got and play your smart shots when you need to play them and not do stupid things and take advantage of things when have you them.
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It's difficult to excel at something you don't truly enjoy.
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Tom Watson, Tom Watson blew, what, two PGA Championships and a U.S. Open. Did it destroy his life? No, it didn't destroy his life. He learned from it. He went on to win a lot of major championships and obviously became one of the world's great players.
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The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.
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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.
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This is a tournament. The others are all championships.
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I don't think about winning the Masters as part of the slam. You want to win the Masters because of what it means to the game.
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I knew that if I kept the pressure on and didn't do anything stupid I would probably 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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Talent isn't as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.
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The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.
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