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You have to trust your kids. They have to experience life, and you just hope you've provided them a foundation for what's right and what isn't.

Jack Nicklaus

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Jack Nicklaus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 21
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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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There are interesting times. The game is more fun when you are experimenting. One day yuor great, the next day scatterlog. But your learning. No that's not right. I probably have forgotten more about golf than I will ever learn. What you do is remember some of the things you thought you would never forget.
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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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I don't care how old your children get, you're always a dad.
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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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None of the guys did anything. We never did anything. I never really got into the workout room until I was about 40 years old. I was pretty strong and I didn't think I needed that much.
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