I have said many times that most people work all their life to retire to play golf, while I played golf all my life to retire to work. I enjoy working. It has kept me young and on the move, and I have had a good time with it. Jack Nicklaus Read Quote
I’ve never set up any golf course that would favor anybody. I try to make it exactly the opposite, which is what we did at Valhalla when we modernized it to accommodate the lengths players are hitting it today. Jack Nicklaus Read Quote
I learned early in my career, where you get so wrapped up and so excited, that all of a sudden you don’t think. So I worked very hard to keep myself suppressed. And that’s one of the reasons I wasn’t gregarious with the gallery. Jack Nicklaus Read Quote
Sometimes, I’m an ogre. I can be short. I’ll walk into the office some days and I’ve gotten up on the wrong side of the bed, and everybody knows it. I’m a perfectionist. I like to be organized, and I like to get everything done today. Jack Nicklaus Read Quote
I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it’s The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids. Jack Nicklaus Read Quote
And, of course, I’m constantly energized by designing courses around the world. Jack Nicklaus Read Quote
In 1979, when I was 39, I had such a bad year, I thought it was all over. Thankfully it wasn’t. Jack Nicklaus Read Quote
If I have a weakness, it’s probably ice cream. That’s where I get lax, sloppy. I’ll sneak into the refrigerator at night and take two or three bites and put it back. Butter pecan. Only two or three bites, but it shows. Jack Nicklaus Read Quote
You have to trust your kids. They have to experience life, and you just hope you’ve provided them a foundation for what’s right and what isn’t. Jack Nicklaus Read Quote
