Jack Nicklaus

“Learn the fundamentals of the game and stick to them. Band-Aid remedies never last.”

“I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head.”

“The game of golf is 90% mental and 10% physical.”

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

“The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.”

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

“Focus on remedies, not faults.”

“Don't be too proud to take a lesson. I'm not.”

“Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's levels of aspiration and expectation.”

“I'm a firm believer in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy.”

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

“The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things.”

“Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself.”

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

“Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent is, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.”

“The harder you work, the luckier you get.”

“I think I fail a lot, but I am proud of the fact that I am not afraid to fail.”

“Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.”

“Through the years, I have learned to become a patient man. The game of golf will do that to you.”