It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation.

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

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

Pursue what you love, what you are passionate about. Don't let somebody else dictate your life's path.

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

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

Talent isn't as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.

The worse you're performing, the more you must work mentally and emotionally. The greatest and toughest art in golf is "playing badly well." All the true greats have been masters at it.

I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy.

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

It is not enough to be a man.

In the piquancy of tranquil tears... a much needed attributefor purifying a fervent prayer…

It's far too easy to forget, miss or not appreciate the tiny things a partner does every single day, but should you wait until it's over or they've gone to miss who they were?

Destiny, I feel, is also a relationship - a play between divine grace and willful self-effort.

The brain is a tool that gets rusty without constant, albeit moderate, exercise.

I have always tried to live my life with enthusiasm and pleasure.

Of whom shall I be afraid? One with God is a majority.

The man who has the sense of the body being himself cannot possibly worship God as formless; whatever worship he makes will be worship in form alone, not otherwise.

Every drop of human blood contains a history book written in the language of our genes.

Social is about engaging, it's about a conversation, it's about listening and then responding, it's an ongoing conversation with our fan base.