Latest Jack Nicklaus Quotes from Interviews

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• I don't care how old your children get, you're always a dad.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Children, Dad, Care

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• Donald Trump has been a good friend for a long time. I texted him after the election and I said 'congratulations, Mr. President. The Nicklauses are all happy for the Trumps,' and I said, 'It's time to bring American together, make American great again as you wish.'

  Jack Nicklaus

  Good Friend, Long, Wish

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• The most difficult thing for me is keeping yourself focused on what you're doing. As you go play, you try to get your focus and desire. You don't do it to the level you would do it if you wanted to win. You have to work at it and be on top of your game.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Winning, Focus, Desire

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• You have to watch your handicap. My son Steve says, "Never make a putt you don't have to."

  Jack Nicklaus

  Son, Watches, My Son

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• You're not going to tell me that you're going to find a person who's not a very good athlete and he or she is going to be a great player. But anyone can play the game. That's the nice thing about the game. You don't really have to be a world-class athlete to play the sport [golf] and have fun because of handicap systems.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Sports, Fun, Nice

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• Age doesn't make a difference either. Whether you're 20 or 70, you can still play together. There are so many different things you can do with golf that you can't do in other sports.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Sports, Golf, Differences

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• You're always struggling because you're not playing on a 53-and-a-third by a 120-yard field. You're not playing on a baseball diamond. With golf, every field is different and every atmosphere is different. The grass is different. The weather is different. You're outside. You're not in a stadium. There are so many different variables, so you never master golf. So, I think good athletes like a challenge.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Baseball, Struggle, Athlete

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• What's interesting about golf is that most athletes end up gravitating toward golf because it is such a difficult sport.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Sports, Athlete, Golf

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• If a guy is a good athlete, he'll end up being a pretty decent golfer if he just takes it up. But you never master it; even the best players in the world never master the game.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Athlete, Player, Games

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• You get the kids today into the sport, and then they can't get to the "next level." I mean, come on, that's a bunch of junk.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Sports, Mean, Kids

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• I played in a basketball league until I was 40 years old. I played every Monday night and the guys would say, "You take him out, and you'll see us afterwards."

  Jack Nicklaus

  Basketball, Monday, Night

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• Athletes today get into a single-minded, one sport routine. I can't stand it.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Sports, Athlete, Routine

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• My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something to keep me active. That's how I kept my body going.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Basketball, Sports, Baseball

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• When I look back on when I grew up, not even football players lifted weights. That was back 50 years ago.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Football, Player, Years

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• None of the guys did anything. We never did anything. I never really got into the workout room until I was about 40 years old. I was pretty strong and I didn't think I needed that much.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Strong, Workout, Thinking

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• I think Tiger Woods is a determined young man who really wants to play.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Men, Thinking, Play

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• Tiger Woods has 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.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Self, Guy, Body

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• 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.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Play, Work Ethic, Woods

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• They [my sons] all went to different schools and all did different things. They're about as different for five kids as you'll ever see. They don't do anything the same.

  Jack Nicklaus

  School, Kids, Son

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• 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.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Kids, Thinking, Together

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• We called [my son] Gary "Little Herschel" when he was in middle school - but then he didn't grow any taller. He ended up playing golf and being a really nice golfer.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Nice, School, Son

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• [My son] Michael came along and he played a little bit of everything. He went to Georgia Tech on a golf scholarship.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Son, Golf, Littles

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• We also play a Father/Son at home and I play with Steve, too. I try to mix it up. We play two or three times a year, but that's about it.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Father, Home, Son

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• [My boys] they're all different. Jackie was very competitive. He was a tough kid - a little bit like Nick. Steve was sort of a finesse guy. He was a little bit like Nick - if he could touch it, he'd catch it. He played wide receiver at Florida State. Then, Gary came along and Gary was more my size.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Kids, Boys, Florida

  Source: www.nicklaus.com

• I play the Father/Son every year on the PGA TOUR Champions. I split it between Jackie and Gary as my playing partners.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Father, Son, Years

  Source: www.nicklaus.com