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

Quote by Jack Nicklaus

Topics: Jack Nicklaus Quotes

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

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

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...

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.

He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's...

He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's...

Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.

Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.

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

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

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...

Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.

Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.

He plays with a style with which I am not personally familiar.

He plays with a style with which I am not personally familiar.

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

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...

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...

I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.

I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.

The game is meant to be fun.

The game is meant to be fun.

The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.

The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.

Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great...

Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great...

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

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

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...

Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play...

Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play...

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

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