Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
BEN HOGANRelax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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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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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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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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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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