Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
BEN HOGANIf you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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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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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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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 with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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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 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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A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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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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