There are only two ways of increasing your distance. You can learn to swing the clubhead faster. Or you can learn to deliver it to the ball more accurately. Unless you are blessed with gifted physical ability from birth. There is no substitute of working harder.

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"Finding the harmony of the transition, harvest the power from all parts of one’s body to help applying the maximum power to the golf ball. That will only come after learning the right setup and practice."

- Jack Nicklaus

Balance

"The only way to improve is to practice."

- Jack Nicklaus

Hard Work

"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."

- Jack Nicklaus

Success

"Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You’ve got to believe."

- Jack Nicklaus

Belief in Self

"There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there's always a new place, always a new horizon."

- Jack Nicklaus

Aspirations

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"The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking."

- Mia Hamm

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"Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision."

- Muhammad Ali

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"A bodybuilder is a sculptor who carries with him his own material."

- Serge Nubret

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"Big battles bring sweet victories."

- Unknown

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"Champions keep playing until they get it right."

- Billie Jean King

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