I have always felt and said that a man who can be a champion in one era could be a champion in any other era because he has what it takes to reach the top.
BEN HOGANEvery day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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There’s no set time or schedule for developing one’s skills as a professional golfer, and it certainly doesn’t come overnight. It’s a muscle-memory exercise that comes over time.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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Control is the main thing, and the tee shot is the most important shot in golf. You’ve got to hit the fairway before you have a good chance of putting the ball close to the pin. You can be the greatest iron player in the world, but if you’re in the boondocks it won’t do you any good.
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If a man can shoot 10 birdies, there’s no reason why he can’t shoot 18. Why can’t you birdie every hole on the course?
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You wouldn’t have had to call a penalty on me, I would’ve called I on myself’. 9. “I’m the sole judge of my standards”. 10. “I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me like it bothers some people. You can outwork the best player in the world.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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