‘You Can Still Beat Everybody’: Jack Nicklaus, Who Was on the Verge of Giving Up, Once Recalled Emotional Words Which His Kids Told Him in Order to Motivate the 18X Major Championship Winner

Jack Nicklaus, who is known for his 18 major victories, was once this close to ending his career. And the reason was simple – he wanted to see his children growing up and spend some time with them. However, his kids decided to not let their dad give up that easily. And he once talked about how they convinced him to continue playing. Moreover, it resulted in him winning numerous tournaments later, including 4 of his majors.

Jack Nicklaus’ kids prevented him from giving up his golf career

Jack Nicklaus, who is currently 82 years old, has had a wonderful career in his prime years on the field. The golf legend is an inspiration to countless young golfers. Even golf ace Tiger Woods couldn’t break his 18 major championships record.

However, Nicklaus once revealed that he almost gave up on his career at a point. And hadn’t it been for his kids, he might have stopped at 14 major tournament wins. In an interview with the reporters before his 80th birthday, Nicklaus opened up about his kids’ role in getting him back on the field.

“We were out there skiing and I was talking about not playing much golf the next year,” Nicklaus said. But his kids were not ready to see their dad away from his beloved sport. “What are you doing? You can still beat everybody out there. You need to keep playing. You’ll love it,” he recalled what his kids said to him.

“I said, ‘Yeah, I do, but I want to be a part of your life and grow up with you and watch what you do. I’m not too concerned about myself.’” It turned out that the golf star simply wanted to spend some time at home around his kids. However, he later changed his decision and got back on the field to show everyone who was the boss.

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“They talked me into going back and playing. So I won four more majors and a few more tournaments and had a great time,” Nicklaus stated. But despite playing some of the best tournaments the golf world had witnessed, Nicklaus was able to spend enough time with his family. Unlike many famous athletes, he managed to make time to see his kids grow up. After all, as he always says, a person’s family is the most important thing to him.

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