Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
BEN HOGANThere are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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