I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
BEN HOGANYou never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don’t make a big deal out of an easy shot.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
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I don’t believe there is anything like a natural golf swing. A golf swing is an unnatural thing, and it has to be developed.
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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You continually have to ask yourself what club to play, where to aim it, whether to accept a safe par or to try to go for a birdie. You can’t play every hole the same way. I never could.
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