It takes hundreds of good golf shots to gain confidence, but only one bad one to lose it. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I always look to see what Arnold [Palmer] shot; it's a habit. We will always compete against each other. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head. — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
If you design something pretty with good golf shots in it, then I think that's the combination that creates a really nice… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Confidence is when you stand over a shot and know you're going to make it because you've done it time and time… — 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
Ask yourself how many shots you would have saved if you always developed a strategy before you hit, always played within your… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
There's more to be learned here [St. Andrews] about course design than anywhere. Collection bunkers, false fronts, bump shots. The fundamentals of… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
You try to figure out the two things that I use as the philosophy to do a golf course. The first is… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
That "I don't give a darn" attitude is probably why I've shot so many good final rounds over the years when I… — 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
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
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
I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head. It's… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
Nobody - but nobody - has ever become really proficient at golf without practice, without doing a lot of thinking and then… — 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
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