I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
BEN HOGANWhen you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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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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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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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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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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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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