This is a game. Thats all it is. Its not a war. – Jack Nicklaus
Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the games two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself. – Jack Nicklaus
There isnt a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to dust my records. It might as well be Tiger, because hes such a great kid. – Jack Nicklaus
He has the finest, fundamentally sound golf swing Ive ever seen. – Jack Nicklaus
Hes going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. Thats always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys cant handle it. But it looks like he can. – Jack Nicklaus
Ive been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National. – Jack Nicklaus
Id rather be two strokes ahead going into the last day than two strokes behind. Having said that, its probably easier to win coming from behind. There is no fear in chasing. There is fear in being chased. – Jack Nicklaus
You have to trust your kids. They have to experience life, and you just hope youve provided them a foundation for whats right and what isnt. – Jack Nicklaus
Pete Dye introduced me to golf course design back in the 1960s. He came to my hometown Columbus, Ohio to work on The Golf Club. – Jack Nicklaus
Ive wanted to design golf courses ever since I was a kid. I suppose it comes from the way Ive played the game. To find the proper way to play any hole, Ive always begun by asking myself what the architect has tried to do with it. – Jack Nicklaus
Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship we have to respect its traditions and its rules. – Jack Nicklaus
Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt. – Jack Nicklaus
