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.

Quote by Jack Nicklaus

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The older you get the stronger the wind gets and it's always in your face.

The older you get the stronger the wind gets and it's always in your face.

He had a lot of talent, but didn't have much dedication, wasn't organized, didn't know...

He had a lot of talent, but didn't have much dedication, wasn't organized, didn't know...

I like trying to win. That's what golf is all about.

I like trying to win. That's what golf is all about.

A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.

A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.

There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors...

There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors...

I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.

I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.

There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.

There are no maladies in my golf game. My golf game stinks.

I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at...

I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at...

Golf is a better game played downhill.

Golf is a better game played downhill.

Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate...

Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate...

You son of a bitch. You're something else. I'm really proud of you.

You son of a bitch. You're something else. I'm really proud of you.

Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.

Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.

Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.

Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.

Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, youre...

Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, youre...

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

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

For the first time I felt like they used to feel when they played with...

For the first time I felt like they used to feel when they played with...

A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how...

A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how...

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're...

Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're...

My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.

My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.