Jack Nicklaus: My Story: My Story

by Jack Nicklaus, Ken Bowden (Primary Contributor)

Over the half millennium and more that golf has existed, very few players have come within even sighting distance of Jack Nicklaus's incredible achievements. Counting his two US Amateur Championships, Nicklaus was the winner of twenty major championships and more than one hundred professional tournaments around the world. He was named "Golfer of the Century" in 1988 by the PGA.

Jack Nicklaus: My Story , now with a new afterword, is Jack Nicklaus's compelling, personal account of his legendary majors triumphs, along with many other competition highlights -- and some lowlights, too -- of one of the greatest sports careers of all time. Revealed with the unfailing candor and intensity that are his most distinctive personality traits, here is the Jack Nicklaus his legions of admirers, and even some of those close to him, have never known.

Genres: Sports, Biography, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Autobiography, Memoir

528 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

The game's greatest champion. Nicklaus recounts each of his major championship triumphs with perfect candor. What may have been even more illuminating would have been Nicklaus discussing some of his legendary near-misses. The way Jack handled his losses, with dignity and class, is even more illuminating of his greatness.

[Wesley Kavanagh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every golf fan needs to read this book. Very entertaining.

[Daniel Burrus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Greatest golfer tells his story about his triumphs and some of his most difficult losses, great insight into the psyche and competitiveness of the Golden Bear

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Admittedly, I am not a golf fan. I grew up with the Sunday tournaments on TV after church. But that’s about all of my knowledge. Nicklaus definitely goes into more detail than was intelligible for my golf-knowledge. I skimmed some descriptions of his golfing performance and took a break before picking this book back up. But I’m glad I did. While I can’t apply any golf lessons to my life, his approach to life definitely has some applications. As a pro and greatest of the time golfer, he still dealt with anxiety at the start of some tournaments. Even when doing well, there were still valleys in performance he had to overcome. He never arrived and yet he did at the same time. His self-talk and desire to be true to himself, regardless of how others played or changes they made, is admirable. It was a good, long read.

[Michael Teter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting recollection of his golfing career with a spattering of personal thoughts.

[ErnstG · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jack is the greatest player of all time and a wonderful sportsman, and there are some nuggets in this book. Great read for a golfer.

[David Christensen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book because I had read a charming book by Arnold Palmer, and I grew up with these two iconic golf legends. As they both graced our television sports drama in those early days of television in the 60’s - 80’s, and as they were heralded in the Sports magazines of the period, we definitely got to know them then. I wanted to read their own story in their own words. Whereas Arnies books are warm and make you smile, I’m afraid Jacks book was tough for me to get through. I could only read a small dose of his story each day before I’d get bored, finally finished it after about three months. Oft he hundred books I’ve read, I’d rate this near the bottom as far as readability, or interest. I did learn that Jack was a great human being and family man, and precisely how and why he is one the golf greats ... but he does not make for a good writer.

[Jeff Wombold · Rating 1 out of 5]

A real sleeper

[Linda · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wanted to like this, but it was just... zzzzzzzzz.

[Willie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, anything written by Jack is worth reading.

[Rod]

Golfs best ever golfer tells his story....