Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
BEN HOGANThe greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
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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 liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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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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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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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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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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