Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
BEN HOGANI play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the other.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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