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.
BEN HOGANEvery day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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 play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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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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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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