It's not so much what you accomplish in life that really matters, but what you overcome that proves who you are, what you are, and whether you are a champion.
It's not what you accomplish in life that matters; it's what you overcome.
When Nicklaus plays wells well, he wins. When he plays badly, he finishes second. When he plays terribly, he finishes third.
I played so bad, I got a get-well card from the IRS.
Pebble is a piece of sacred ground. They say it's the greatest meeting of land and water in the world. This course was heaven designed - just the way it fits on the land.
Every day I try to tell myself that this is going to be fun today. I try to put myself in a great frame of mind before I go out - then I screw it up with the first shot.
Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good.
Only one golfer in a thousand grips the club lightly enough.
Nobody ever heard Jack Nicklaus say "I don't know" about anything.
The dollars aren't so important... once you have them.
I don't want to brag, but I do more homework on the course than any other announcer. I chart the greens to get all the breaks. I walk down into the greenside bunkers. I walk into the fairway bunkers to see whether a player can reach the green from them.
Look, I'm not trying to be critical when I'm on the air.
Sports are 90% inspiration and 10% perspiration.
For me, 'choking' is just another term in golf.
If you are a bad putter, you will not make a putt. If you have a tendency to chili-dip wedges, you'll be chili-dipping them all over the place for sure. Whatever your weakness, it will come up in spades during the Ryder Cup.
The mental aspect of golf is what makes golf such a great sport.
In golf, 'close' is like the north and south rim of the Grand Canyon.
Golf's Holy Grail - a genius course.
If you don't like my announcing, you don't like me.
I'm searching for the perfect swing. I'm searching for something that's not there. I tried twetny different things today and nobody else out there would have done that. This game is too tough. If I'd have known, I'd have taken up tennis or something. I have a chance. But if you're a betting guy don't bet on me.
I don't think anywhere is there a symbiotic relationship between caddie and player like there is in golf.
Seve wore his emotions on his sleeve. You could see how much the guy cared about winning.
Most announcers play pattycake, pattycake with the players they're covering.
There are plenty of guys who played great golf, had great careers and only won a few majors.
