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It's difficult to excel at something you don't truly enjoy.
Jack Nicklaus
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Jack Nicklaus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 21
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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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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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