9 Quotes by Tony Jacklin


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    He was looking at the big picture, and that's how Jack's mind worked. That is why he was the champion that he was. He was always a great sport.

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    I think it tests the strength of individuals. It's an odd form of playing. I think it stretches people. They see it as being an old-fashioned form of golf that should be scrubbed out and it should all be best ball, but I don't agree. Foursomes golf, I think, gives a nice balance to how the team end of it runs.

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    I think it tests the strength of individuals, ... It's an odd form of playing. I think it stretches people. They see it as being an old-fashioned form of golf that should be scrubbed out and it should all be best ball, but I don't agree. Foursomes golf, I think, gives a nice balance to how the team end of it runs.

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    The fact that this will be here long after I've died is hard to explain. It is extraordinary for me.

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    Without your gesture, it would have been impossible. Without your friendship, it would have been impossible.

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    You only get a split second to think about what you're going to do, and he picked up his ball and my mark in one continuous motion.

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    I honestly believe the golf course, from the back tees, is too much at our time in life. I'm sure there will be some embarrassing moments, but we shall soldier on.

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    When I'm in this state, everything is pure, vividly clear. I'm in a cocoon of concentration.

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