May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
BEN HOGANYou 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.
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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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 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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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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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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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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