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
BEN HOGANPeople 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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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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