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Jack Nicklaus is the greatest winner I've ever seen.

I'm not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I'm trying.

I'm not getting into a public debate with Jack Nicklaus.

I first saw Arnold Palmer when I was just a kid and he came to Columbus to play in a tournament. I watched him on the driving range hit balls that day. We went on to become great friends.

I've got a lot of favorite golfers.

There are plenty of guys who played great golf, had great careers and only won a few majors.

It was so weird that I would end up directing 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' because, y'know, I'm not a big golfer myself. But I grew up around the game. My mom and dad kind of built their dream house off the 11th fairway of Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth.

I've played with some very famous bandits in my time on the celebrity golf circuit.

I had some great role models along the way. My on-field heroes were the great Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Willie Mays. I wanted to be like them on the field, and I am so damn proud to join them in the Hall of Fame.

The successful golfers - they're like astronauts or pilots. They have that demeanor that they can focus and stay within that one moment and nothing distracts them. That's not me.