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Jack Nicklaus

American

January 21, 1940

Athlete

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Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

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Golf is a better game played downhill.

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When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.

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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.

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All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.

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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.

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See, as much as I love the game, golf was my vehicle to competition. And I love to compete.

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Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.

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But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

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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.

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I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy.

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He had a lot of talent, but didn't have much dedication, wasn't organized, didn't know how to learn, didn't know how to comprehend what he was doing, didn't try to learn how to get better.

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I first saw Arnold Palmer when I was just a kid and he came to Columbus to play in a tournament. I watched him on the driving range hit balls that day. We went on to become great friends.

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How people keep correcting us when we are young! There is always some bad habit or other they tell us we ought to get over. Yet most bad habits are tools to help us through life.

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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.

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