Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
BEN HOGANI play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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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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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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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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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 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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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The average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
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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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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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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