Football Quotes by Jack Nicklaus

Oakmont, you've got to be playing slope.

— Jack Nicklaus

When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.

— Jack Nicklaus

I always practice as I intend to play.

— Jack Nicklaus

The game is meant to be fun.

— Jack Nicklaus

Learn the fundamentals of the game and stick to them. Band-Aid remedies never last.

— Jack Nicklaus

When I look back on when I grew up, not even football players lifted weights. That was back 50 years ago.

— Jack Nicklaus

The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.

— Jack Nicklaus

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

I played in a basketball league until I was 40 years old. I played every Monday night and the guys would say,…

— Jack Nicklaus

Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself.

— Jack Nicklaus

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

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

My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something…

— Jack Nicklaus

I think my boys handled it pretty much the same way with their children, but my grandsons all ended up playing football…

— Jack Nicklaus

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