If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
BEN HOGANIf 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?
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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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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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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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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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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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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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