370 Quotes by Jack Nicklaus

Oakmont is probably the premier – Oakmont and Augusta National are probably the top two set of greens in the country.

I couldn’t care less who I’m paired with. There’s nobody I’ve ever played better or worse with, thank goodness. You don’t want any factor to be outside your control. What if Arnie’s Army had bothered me? What id I’d said, “Oh geez, I’m paired with Palmer,” I’d never had beaten him.

You have to love something and have a passion for it to be disciplined. My commitment was purely to golf.

I don’t know if I’ll ever do it again or not, but frankly I don’t really care.

People only do their best at things they truly enjoy.

I’m more proud of the good rounds I’ve played while hitting the ball badly than of the great rounds while hitting the ball well. I understand my swing well enough to get myself through a tournament and win it. I’ve made it work.

You have to trust your kids. They have to experience life, and you just hope you’ve provided them a foundation for what’s right and what isn’t.

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.

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.