--- title: "5 Gary Quotes By Jack Nicklaus" description: "5 Gary quotes by Jack Nicklaus. Plus more from Jack Nicklaus and more Gary sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f34/jack-nicklaus-1429_arnold_the-biggest-rival-i-had-in-my-career-was_1146023.png" --- > [The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/the-biggest-rival-i-had-in-my-career-was-me-i-couldn-t-control-arnold/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f34/jack-nicklaus-1429_arnold_the-biggest-rival-i-had-in-my-career-was_1146023.png) > [ We called \[my son\] Gary "Little Herschel" when he was in middle school - but then he didn't grow any taller. He… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/we-called-my-son-gary-little-herschel-when-he-was-in-middle-school/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/jack-nicklaus-1429_gary_we-called-my-son-gary-little-herschel-wh_1155540.png) > [I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me. The only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-couldn-t-control-arnold-palmer-gary-player-tom-watson-or-lee/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/jack-nicklaus-1429_control_i-couldn-t-control-arnold-palmer-gary-pl_1519756.png) > [I play the Father/Son every year on the PGA TOUR Champions. I split it between Jackie and Gary as my playing partners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-play-the-father-son-every-year-on-the-pga-tour-champions-i-split-it/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a18/jack-nicklaus-1429_champion_i-play-the-father-son-every-year-on-the_1695209.png) > [ \[My boys\] they're all different. Jackie was very competitive. He was a tough kid - a little bit like Nick. Steve was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/my-boys-they-re-all-different-jackie-was-very-competitive-he-was-a/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/jack-nicklaus-1429_bits_my-boys-they-re-all-different-jackie-was_1928814.png) ## Other authors on Gary ## More by Jack Nicklaus > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/my-kids-all-do-love-to-hunt-and-fish-when-they-get-together-i-think/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [I don't think you would have missed that putt, but in these circumstances, I would never give you the opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-don-t-think-you-would-have-missed-that-putt-but-in-these/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-ve-said-many-times-before-that-pebble-beach-is-a-wonderful-thinking/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [I came back and in '63, I was at the British Open, trying to win my first British Open. And I had what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-came-back-and-in-63-i-was-at-the-british-open-trying-to-win-my/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/my-workout-was-playing-other-sports-and-i-always-played-tennis/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [I guess that's why they call it Hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-guess-that-s-why-they-call-it-hell/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [If you want to hit it farther, hit it better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/if-you-want-to-hit-it-farther-hit-it-better/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [I wish I had kept my damn mouth shut.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-wish-i-had-kept-my-damn-mouth-shut/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [You have to watch your handicap. My son Steve says, "Never make a putt you don't have to."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/you-have-to-watch-your-handicap-my-son-steve-says-never-make-a-putt/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/whether-it-s-pool-or-ping-pong-i-can-t-stand-to-have-my-kids-beat-me/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/if-you-d-asked-me-at-30-where-i-d-be-during-the-masters-when-i-was-46/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/there-are-no-maladies-in-my-golf-game-my-golf-game-stinks/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/that-s-sort-of-overkill-we-ve-had-70-years-of-the-ryder-cup-and-it-s/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [Golf really excites me only when the course is difficult and challenging. I love competing. The pressure of competition against fine holes and fine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/golf-really-excites-me-only-when-the-course-is-difficult-and/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) > [A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/a-perfectly-straight-shot-with-a-big-club-is-a-fluke/) [Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gary/jack-nicklaus/#itemlist", "name": "5 Gary Quotes By Jack Nicklaus", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. 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