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A big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course.
I might cook occasionally, but I'm not a good cook. That's not my passion.
The older you get the stronger the wind gets and it's always in your face.
The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.
One of the worst mistakes you can make in golf is trying to force the game.
The golf course is always in good shape. Paul Latshaw does a reasonable job.
I would never deny that Jack Nicklaus is the greatest player who ever lived.
Athletes today get into a single-minded, one sport routine. I can't stand it.
I don't know if I'll ever do it again or not, but frankly I don't really care.
A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave.
My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.
Any golfer worth his salt has to cross the sea and try to win the British Open.
I don't play much golf anymore. I can't - if I break 80, I'm doing pretty well.
And, of course, I'm constantly energized by designing courses around the world.
Talent isn't as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.
Through years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.
I don't really have a problem saying good-bye to things. All things come to an end.
Learn the fundamentals of the game and stick to them. Band-Aid remedies never last.
I didn't push any of my kids into golf, and they played golf because they wanted to.
Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best.
Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.
All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.
It takes hundreds of good golf shots to gain confidence, but only one bad one to lose it.
I knew that if I kept the pressure on and didn't do anything stupid I would probably win.
There's a guy who won't be in contention. There's another one I don't have to worry about.
You have to watch your handicap. My son Steve says, "Never make a putt you don't have to."
Golf is game of respect and sportsmanship; we have to respect its traditions and its rules.
It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
See, as much as I love the game, golf was my vehicle to competition. And I love to compete.
The fact is, I diet every day of my life. I have to work at it. But I diet so I can pig out.
I'm deadly serious even when I play tennis against my kids. I want to beat their brains out.
If you're going to be a player people will remember, you have to win the Open at St. Andrews.
In 1979, when I was 39, I had such a bad year, I thought it was all over. Thankfully it wasn't.
Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation.
I've been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National.
Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together.
I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
Pursue what you love, what you are passionate about. Don't let somebody else dictate your life's path.
Augusta National is a young man's golf course, and you really need a young man's nerves to play on it.
You have to love something and have a passion for it to be disciplined. My commitment was purely to golf
I always look to see what Arnold [Palmer] shot; it's a habit. We will always compete against each other.
I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head.
Pressure is what you live for...if you are going to be successful in life, you're going to have pressure.
When I look back on when I grew up, not even football players lifted weights. That was back 50 years ago.
Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.
You don't think anything about age when you're playing [golf]. I mean, why would you ever think about that.
There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there's always a new place, always a new horizon
There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there's always a new place, always a new horizon.
We [with my wife] felt like we had the ability to help people not just on a local basis, but on a national basis.
I don't think you would have missed that putt, but in these circumstances, I would never give you the opportunity.