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Temper is the one thing you can't get rid of by losing it.

Jack Nicklaus

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Jack Nicklaus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 21
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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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Any golfer worth his salt has to cross the sea and try to win the British Open.
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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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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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It's a great sense of accomplishment when you can take something and really think it's really tough, and then all of a sudden you conquer it. That makes you feel pretty good.
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1960, I was 20 years old, and I was leading the U.S. Open. Now, I wasn't leading by several strokes, but I was leading the U.S. Open and playing with Ben Hogan, had a very good chance to win, nine holes to go, I was leading. I was still leading with six holes to play.
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I can barely turn on my computer!
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Before every shot, I go to the movies
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Every putt is different. Your feet dictate the stroke by how they feel on the green. I just never used the same stroke on every putt.
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It's difficult to excel at something you don't truly enjoy.
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We don’t have to do a bunch of things to figure out how to win the Ryder Cup. Just go play golf. ... I’m a little bit too casual probably about a lot of things, but you can’t force good play. Good play comes from good hard work and actually being prepared to play, not being forced to play.
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Whether it's pool or Ping Pong, I can't stand to have my kids beat me. Especially Ping Pong! And when they beat me, they just needle the devil out of me. That's fine. I'd rather have that than let them win a shallow victory.
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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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I've always tried to play golf with a golf club. I have a hard time driving with my rifle. I mean, 18 is really narrow ... I have no problem with the course, except for the tee shot on 18.
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I don't think you ever will yourself to win. I think you prepare yourself the best you can, get yourself in the best mindset you can get in, and go after it.
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The importance of my legacy is not the golf course, it's what my life is, and what my life is intended to be. The game of golf is a game. My family is my life.
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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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As long as I'm prepared, I always expect to win.
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Confidence is when you stand over a shot and know you're going to make it because you've done it time and time again.
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