Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best. Jack Nicklaus golfprofessionalsport Change image and share on social
The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly. Jack Nicklaus averageconvincedifficult Change image and share on social
I love design in general, the creativity. Whether it is golf courses, my apparel line, ads we do or our business with AriZona, design is fun. Jack Nicklaus apparelarizonabusiness Change image and share on social
Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself. Jack Nicklaus adversarydependeffectively Change image and share on social
Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me. Jack Nicklaus bigcareerrival Change image and share on social
I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me. The only person I could prepare for events was me. And if I didn't play well, I didn't play well, and I wasn't going to compete. Jack Nicklaus arnoldcompetecontrol share on social
Pete Dye introduced me to golf course design back in the 1960's. He came to my hometown Columbus, Ohio to work on The Golf Club. Jack Nicklaus backclubcolumbus Change image and share on social
I think I fail a bit less than everyone else. Jack Nicklaus bitefail Change image and share on social
Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not. Jack Nicklaus lessonproud Change image and share on social