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I understand golf is a game, and I've never treated it as anything else. Family is something that's very special, and so they all contributed to the room. They all contributed to what my life was, my career was.
Jack Nicklaus
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Jack Nicklaus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 21
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