Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is a retired American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time, winning a total of 18 career major championships, while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes in them, over a span of 25 years. Nicklaus focused on the major championships, and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Sneadand Tiger Woods...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth21 January 1940
CityUpper Arlington, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Once you play a tournament, you're playing against the golf course, you're playing against yourself and trying to do the best you can.
Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.
[Tiger Woods ] been unlucky with his body. I don't know whether some of it is self-induced or some of it is just unlucky. But we never know what happens with guys.
Confidence is believing in your own ability, knowing what you have to do to win. My confidence was developed through preparation.
Pressure is what you live for...if you are going to be successful in life, you're going to have pressure.
Talent isn't as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.
I suppose I get a lot of questions about Tiger. But Tiger Woods is a tremendous talent. He plays well. He has a great work ethic. He's probably as talented of a golfer as anyone who's ever played.
A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave.
Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.
Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself.
I'll tell you one thing, they [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 else.
It takes hundreds of good golf shots to gain confidence, but only one bad one to lose it.
Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play a shot instead of wondering where your next bad shot is coming from.
We don’t have to do a bunch of things to figure out how to win the Ryder Cup. Just go play golf. ... I’m a little bit too casual probably about a lot of things, but you can’t force good play. Good play comes from good hard work and actually being prepared to play, not being forced to play.