I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
BEN HOGANThere are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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People 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.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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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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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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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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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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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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