I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
BEN HOGANRelax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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You hear stories about me beating my brains out practising, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn’t wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I’m hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it’s a joy that very few people experience.
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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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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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The average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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People have always been telling me what I can’t do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That’s been one of my driving forces all my life.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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You 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.
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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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