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Jack Nicklaus Biography

Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time, winning a record 18 career major championships, while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes, over a span of 25 years. Nicklaus focused on the major championships—Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship—and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) and Tiger Woods (79).

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I think my boys handled it pretty much the same way with their children, but my grandsons all ended up playing football or lacrosse.

Boys, Children, Football, Handled, Pretty

If you'd asked me at 30 where I'd be during the Masters when I was 46, I'd have pictured myself on a boat fishing, smoking a cigar, drinking a mint julep and watching it on television.

Drinking, Fishing, Golf, Julep, Pictured, Television

The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.

Best Way, Possible, Trouble, Way

We don't play golf often [with kids] because they don't play that much anymore - because their kids don't play. It's like anything else - fathers these days end up in the parks on the weekends and they have their kids into lacrosse or soccer or whatever it might be.

Father, Golf, Kids, Soccer

You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that.

Age, Golf, Mean, Thinking

Such is putting! 2% technique, 98% inspiration or confidence or touch. . . the only thing great putters have in common is touch and that is the critical ingredient. . . none of them found it through mechanizing a stroke, nor do I believe they could maintain it that way.

Believe, Golf, Inspiration, Maintain, Mechanizing, Putting

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.

Desire, Focus, Focused, Game, Top, Winning

Well, I think that Augusta is not the same golf course that I grew up on. Bobby Jones' philosophy was giving you space off the tee; if you put it in the right side of the fairway, you ended up getting the right angle to the green.

Bobby, Course, Golf, Green, Philosophy, Thinking

I've always tried to play golf with a golf club. I have a hard time driving with my rifle. I mean, 18 is really narrow. . . I have no problem with the course, except for the tee shot on 18.

Mean, Golf, Hard Times, Play, Narrow, Club

The one strongest, most important part of my game is that I want to be the best. I won't accept anything less that that. My ability to concentrate and work toward hat goal has been my greatest asset.

Accept, Goal, Motivation, Softball, Sports, Toward

Golf is a game of precision, not strength.

Game, Games, Golf, Precision

Focus on remedies, not faults.

Faults, Focus, Golf, Inspirational, Life, Remedies

I love the golf courses because it brought the best out of me. It made me prepare, made me work at it, made me do the things I needed to do to be better, and that's what I loved about USGA events. If you couldn't handle it, then you got beat, and that's OK.

Beat, Beats, Events, Golf, Love, Things

Golf is you against yourself.

Golf, You Again, Against

Ask yourself how many shots you would have saved if you always developed a strategy before you hit, always played within your capabilities, never lost you temper, and never got down on yourself.

Developed, Down, Golf, Lost, Strategy

Essentially, he has been retired since he was 21.

Essentially, Golf, Has Beens, Retired

The fact is, I diet every day of my life. I have to work at it. But I diet so I can pig out.

Day, Diets, Fact, Facts, Pig, Pigs

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.

Old, Pretty, Strong, Thinking, Workout, Years

Nobody ever remembers who finished second at anything.

Finished, Golf, Nobody, Remember, Remembers

He has the finest, fundamentally sound golf swing I've ever seen.

Fundamentally, Golf, Seen, Sports, Swings

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