I don't think about winning the Masters as part of the slam. You want to win the Masters because of what it means to the game.
Interpretation
Winning the Masters is about more than just accolades; it's about the honor and significance it holds in golf.
In this quote, Jack Nicklaus emphasizes that his motivation for winning the Masters Tournament extends beyond the achievement of a Grand Slam. He highlights that the true value of winning the Masters lies in its profound significance to the sport of golf itself. For Nicklaus, the honor of being part of such a prestigious tournament surpasses the personal accolades associated with it, demonstrating a deep respect for the game.
In practice
In a speech at a sports banquet, to emphasize the importance of honoring the game.
There's more to be learned here [St. Andrews] about course design than anywhere. Collection bunkers, false fronts, bump shots. The fundamentals of design became fundamental because of what's here. And it happened accidentally. Or maybe accidentally on purpose.
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.
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 big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course. A lot of guys can go out and hit a golf ball, but they have no idea how to manage what they do with the ball. I've won as many golf tournaments hitting the ball badly as I have hitting the ball well.
All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.
I don't think you ever will yourself to win. I think you prepare yourself the best you can, get yourself in the best mindset you can get in, and go after it.
It's unbelievable. I changed the way Barcelona played. Now, Spain have had to change.
To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game.
My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that. I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride.
The only thing wrong with the NBA - or any other professional sport, for that matter - is a wild epidemic of Dumbness and overweening Greed. There is no Mystery about it, and no need to change any rules.
It doesn't matter which era you play in. Wickets are the only way you can contain. Restricting the batsmen to six runs in the first over may look okay but in the next over they will hammer the other bowler. Giving ten runs and taking a wicket - I'll take that any day.
Football is not about suffering. It's about enjoyment. Control the ball, be friendly with it, try to attack, try to score goals. Of course defending is part of it, but you can defend in a lot of ways.
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