I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
BEN HOGANEvery day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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 like the glamour. I just like the game.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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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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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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