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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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Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.
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Confidence is believing in your own ability, knowing what you have to do to win. My confidence was developed through preparation.
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I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head.
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Talent isn't as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.
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I guess that's why they call it Hell.
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I couldn't care less who I'm paired with. There's nobody I've ever played better or worse with, thank goodness. You don't want any factor to be outside your control. What if Arnie's Army had bothered me? What id I'd said, Oh geez, I'm paired with Palmer, I'd never had beaten him.
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