I think Tiger Woods is a determined young man who really wants to play. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Golf was my vehicle to competition, and I can't play if I can't compete. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Augusta National is a young man's golf course, and you really need a young man's nerves to play on it. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
My boys don't play as much as they used to, but when we do go out and play, it gets competitive, that's… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I play the Father/Son every year on the PGA TOUR Champions. I split it between Jackie and Gary as my playing partners. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play a shot instead of wondering where your… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I don't play much golf anymore. I can't - if I break 80, I'm doing pretty well. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I'm deadly serious even when I play tennis against my kids. I want to beat their brains out. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I've always tried to play golf with a golf club. I have a hard time driving with my rifle. I mean, 18… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
If I had only one more round to play, I would choose to play it at Pebble Beach. I've loved this course… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
1960, I was 20 years old, and I was leading the U.S. Open. Now, I wasn't leading by several strokes, but I… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of majors where I didn't play well until the last round. Keep yourself in contention; that's the name… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I suppose I get a lot of questions about Tiger. But Tiger Woods is a tremendous talent. He plays well. He has… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Ben Hogan was not really a big hitter. He was long enough. But Ben Hogan today? Ben Hogan today could not compete… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Age doesn't make a difference either. Whether you're 20 or 70, you can still play together. There are so many different things… — 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
I came back and in '63, I was at the British Open, trying to win my first British Open. And I had… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Once you play a tournament, you're playing against the golf course, you're playing against yourself and trying to do the best you… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I have a couple [of grandsons] that are in college playing lacrosse. It's great and it's fun. But they all also play… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
We also play a Father/Son at home and I play with Steve, too. I try to mix it up. We play two… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I think that Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course to go to. I think Augusta is my favorite place to go… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
If somebody says they don't watch the leaderboard, I don't buy that, I'm sorry. Because you've got to know where you are… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
We don’t have to do a bunch of things to figure out how to win the Ryder Cup. Just go play golf.… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Scoring comes from being able to preserve what you've got and play your smart shots when you need to play them and… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
None of my 22 grandchildren have genetics played. Three of my four boys were golf pros, but I think they all sort… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I have said many times that most people work all their life to retire to play golf, while I played golf all… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Did you know there's probably more golf played in Iceland than most places in the world? They play 24 hours a day… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me. The only… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I've wanted to design golf courses ever since I was a kid. I suppose it comes from the way I've played the… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Golf is a nice game, but that's all. It's never going to be an exciting game to watch on TV. It's not… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I never used golf as a job. I used it as a game. I always thought if I played the game well,… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I first saw Arnold Palmer when I was just a kid and he came to Columbus to play in a tournament. I… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
At a certain point in the [golf] tournament, it becomes a match play event and becomes a match play event against who… — 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)
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