"Gene [Littler] was so much better than me. I never beat him as a teenager," Casper told Golf Digest in the 2012 interview. "But I had a lot of inner confidence. I had such a tie with my eyes and my hands. I could look at a telephone pole 40 yards away, take out a 7-iron and hit it 10 times in a row. I had something special. And somehow, I really understood the game, all without having a lot of guidance."
Some quotes from Jack:
“I think it is fair to say that Billy was probably underrated by those who didn’t play against him,” Jack Nicklaus said Saturday night. “Those who did compete against him knew how special he was.”
“Billy was a fantastic player, and I don’t think he gets enough credit for being one,” Nicklaus said Saturday night. “I have said many times that during my career, when I looked up at a leader board, I wasn’t just looking to see where a Palmer or a Player or a (Lee) Trevino was. I was also checking to see where Billy Casper was. Billy had tremendous confidence. He just believed in himself.”
“You knew when you played against Billy Casper, Billy would not beat himself.”
“More important than what Billy Casper gave us inside the ropes, he has been so selfless outside them,” Nicklaus said. “He has always been so steadfast and committed to his family, his religion, his community, and his unwavering beliefs. And he never asked for anything in return. It was not even a year ago, someone asked Billy how he wanted to remembered, and he said, ‘I want to be remembered for how I loved my fellow man.’