I think in my case winning fans came as a result of winning tournaments. Certainly, I didn't have too many supporters when… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
It's great to win, but it's also great fun just to be in the thick of any truly well and hard fought… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
If a guy is a good athlete, he'll end up being a pretty decent golfer if he just takes it up. But… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You're not going to tell me that you're going to find a person who's not a very good athlete and he or… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You're always struggling because you're not playing on a 53-and-a-third by a 120-yard field. You're not playing on a baseball diamond. With… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
What's interesting about golf is that most athletes end up gravitating toward golf because it is such a difficult sport. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Athletes today get into a single-minded, one sport routine. I can't stand it. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
My kids all do love to hunt and fish. When they get together, I think that's what they get together more for than anything… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
I don't think you would have missed that putt, but in these circumstances, I would never give you the opportunity. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
I've said many times before that Pebble Beach is a wonderful thinking-man's golf course. That is why it is such a great U.S. Open… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
I came back and in '63, I was at the British Open, trying to win my first British Open. And I had what I… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something to keep… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
You have to watch your handicap. My son Steve says, "Never make a putt you don't have to." — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
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… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
If you'd asked me at 30 where I'd be during the Masters when I was 46, I'd have pictured myself on a boat fishing,… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
That's sort of overkill. We've had 70 years of the Ryder Cup, and it's gotten along just fine. The pendulum will swing back without… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
Golf really excites me only when the course is difficult and challenging. I love competing. The pressure of competition against fine holes and fine… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share
![“You're not going to tell me that you're going to find a person who's not a very good athlete and he or she is going to be a great player. But anyone can play the game. That's the nice thing about the game. You don't really have to be a world-class athlete to play the sport [golf] and have fun…” quote by Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c59/jack-nicklaus-1429_athlete_you-re-not-going-to-tell-me-that-you-re_2613799.png)
