Athletes today get into a single-minded, one sport routine. I can't stand it. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, youre the best. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
See, as much as I love the game, golf was my vehicle to competition. And I love to compete. — 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 one strongest, most important part of my game is that I want to be the best. I won't accept anything less… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I know it sounds selfish, wanting to do something no one else has done. But that's what you're out here for -… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something… — 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
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
I like to catch fish and release them. I probably haven't killed a fish that I've caught in sport fishing for 20… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody… — 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
The most difficult thing for me is keeping yourself focused on what you're doing. As you go play, you try to get… — 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
I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You can win tournaments when you're mechanical, but golf is a game of emotion and adjustment. If you're not aware of what's… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Arnold's place in history will be as the man who took golf from being a game for the few to a sport… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I don't think you ever will yourself to win. I think you prepare yourself the best you can, get yourself in the… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You get the kids today into the sport, and then they can't get to the "next level." I mean, come on, that's… — 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
There is no room in your mind for negative thoughts. The busier you keep yourself with the particulars of shot assessment and… — 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)
