I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
BEN HOGANThere is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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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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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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