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?
BEN HOGANThe greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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I see no reason that a golf course cannot be played in 18 birdies. Just because no one has ever done that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
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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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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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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.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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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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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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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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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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