The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
BEN HOGANA shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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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?
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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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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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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You wouldn’t have had to call a penalty on me, I would’ve called I on myself’. 9. “I’m the sole judge of my standards”. 10. “I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me like it bothers some people. You can outwork the best player in the world.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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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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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 play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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 not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
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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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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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