If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
BEN HOGANThis is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
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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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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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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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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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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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