If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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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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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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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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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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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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You continually have to ask yourself what club to play, where to aim it, whether to accept a safe par or to try to go for a birdie. You can’t play every hole the same way. I never could.
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