A biography for Jim Nantzhasn’t been written yet.
“Alzheimer's is such an insidious disease.”
“I hate whenever there's a social issue that comes up in golf and people in the mainstream media who hate golf and who've conjured up all these stereotypes of people who are in the sport, the way they tear it down... I resent it, and I'll defend golf and people in golf until my dying day.”
“For more than a quarter century, I was fortunate to visit and play golf with President George H.W. Bush dozens of times, usually while paying a visit to the Bush compound in Kennebunkport, Maine.”
“I got to live through the Tiger Woods era and who knows who's still to come.”
“I was raised in just about as perfect a home environment as you could ever imagine.”
“I like parades.”
“The Super Bowl is the biggest event in America, the biggest event in television. The preparation and all of the behind-the-scenes detail is immense. The Final Four is just a fraction behind that in terms of the preparation.”
“I'm more likely to quote the golfer George Burns than the legendary late comedian by the same name who lived to be 100.”
“I have, compartmentalized in my head, one file for the NFL, one for college basketball and one for golf. They contain everything I've ever read, watched and learned.”
“I love stone crabs. And I love popcorn.”
“I love what I do. Every show is it's own challenge and I love it.”
“I call golf with my head and my heart. I don't have any notes in front of me - it's different from basketball and football in that feel.”
“How can we grow the game? It's a conversation in every sport, how do you tap into the millennials? Golf is no different.”
“I think I shot 78 one time. My golf game is so overrated.”
“As a storyteller, dates and time equal context.”
“Any time you factor in the enthusiasm that comes with college sports, it comes with a whole new level. It is less corporate, it's more of an unharnessed kidlike enthusiasm.”
“I've heard it said that the average person is lucky to have only a handful of true friends in their lifetime. Well, I sincerely feel I've got millions.”
“As a teenager, Tiger was self-assured and mature, yet also warm and charming. But the warm outward veneer gradually changed. When he pulled off his 'win for the ages' at the 1997 Masters, he already was sharing less of his softer, emotional side.”
“One of Tiger's trademarks in his prime was his ability to fight for every stroke.”
“The Masters is the one tournament with a timeless quality, where legends are celebrated.”