Jack Nicklaus Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me.”

“I might cook occasionally, but I'm not a good cook. That's not my passion.”

“It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.”

“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 golf ball, but they have no idea how to manage what they do with the ball. I've won as many golf tournaments hitting the ball badly as I have hitting the ball well.”

“I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I could play, I was going to make money.”

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

“I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this spare time and this energy. And certainly I wasn't ready to pack up my bags and go sit in front of the television with a shawl on.”

“Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.”

“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 of.”

“He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can.”