I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
BEN HOGANThere are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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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 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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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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