If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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If a man can shoot 10 birdies, there’s no reason why he can’t shoot 18. Why can’t you birdie every hole on the course?
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There’s no set time or schedule for developing one’s skills as a professional golfer, and it certainly doesn’t come overnight. It’s a muscle-memory exercise that comes over time.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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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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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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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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I have always felt and said that a man who can be a champion in one era could be a champion in any other era because he has what it takes to reach the top.
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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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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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