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Jack Nicklaus

My Story

by Jack Nicklaus ; Ken Bowden

ISBN: 0684836289
ISBN-13: 9780684836287
Format: Hardcover

Summary

An autobiography by Jack Nicklaus, who has won more Masters tournaments and PGA championships than any other golfer. Nicklaus recounts his many professional triumphs, the challenges of living in the spotlight, and his relationships with fellow pros such as Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Lee Trevino. He also covers his business interests and criticizes the effect that television has had on the sport of golf.

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 1997
Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.85 pounds
Pages: 505

Publisher's Notes

Jack Nicklaus: My Story is Jack Nicklaus's complete and compelling inside, in-depth account of those legendary majors triumphs, along with many other competition highlights - and some lowlights, too - of one of the greatest sports careers of all time. But, because this fascinating man has always been so much more than a professional athlete, his long-awaited autobiography is vastly more than a book about winning and losing. Revealed with the unfailing candor and intensity that are his most distinctive personality traits, here are all of the Jack Nicklauses his legions of admirers, and even some of those close to him, have never known the son, whose eyes still well up at the mention of his father; the husband, deeply aware of how much the strength, resilience, charm, and love of a woman content to remain in the shadows have meant to both his public image and private happiness; the famous father who, every day of his life, really has put his children first; the artist, tirelessly creating highly acclaimed courses so that others can enjoy his beloved game; the businessman, staggeringly successful at times, staggeringly unsuccessful at others; the analyst of the methods and makeups of the golfers who pushed him hardest and, most candidly of his own strengths and weaknesses; the commentator offering deep insights and strong opinions on the whys and wherefores of an occupation that has been extremely rewarding for him, yet one that he still regards as purely a game; and the multimillionaire, jet-plane-owning, world-traveling celebrity who is happiest hanging around home in a pair of shorts, then taking the kids to a family restaurant for dinner.

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