I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
BEN HOGANEvery day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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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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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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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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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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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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