Jack Nicklaus Quotes

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• Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together. Bringing
• Writers have told me more than once that I'm a better interview in defeat than in victory, which is a compliment I am extremely proud… Better
• I'd rather be two strokes ahead going into the last day than two strokes behind. Having said that, it's probably easier to win coming from… Ahead
• A big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course. A lot of guys can go out and hit a… Badly
• A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and… Answer
• I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me. The only person I could… Arnold
• I first saw Arnold Palmer when I was just a kid and he came to Columbus to play in a tournament. I watched him on… Arnold
• I learned early in my career, where you get so wrapped up and so excited, that all of a sudden you don't think. So I… All
• I've never set up any golf course that would favor anybody. I try to make it exactly the opposite, which is what we did at… Accommodate
• I've wanted to design golf courses ever since I was a kid. I suppose it comes from the way I've played the game. To find… Always Begun
• If I had one golf course, from a design standpoint, one that I really love, it would probably be Pinehurst. There's a totally tree-lined golf… Course
• Mostly I built golf courses the way I played golf, which was left-to-right. But I learned very rapidly that people wanted to see more than… Balance
• People don't want to go to the dump and have a picnic, they want to go out to a beautiful place and enjoy their day.… Beautiful
• Sometimes, I'm an ogre. I can be short. I'll walk into the office some days and I've gotten up on the wrong side of the… Bed
• The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard… Average
• The Senior Tour is a good concept, although frankly I'm not astounded at its continued success. It gives a lot of guys an opportunity to… Astounded
• The way I pack is I look at how long I'll be gone and I pack day for day. If I'm going on a three-day… Bag
• There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to… Arnold
• Well, I think that Augusta is not the same golf course that I grew up on. Bobby Jones' philosophy was giving you space off the… Angle
• When I fly in a helicopter, I insist there be two sets of controls, one for me in case something happens to the pilot. I'm… Case

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