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.
BEN HOGANEvery day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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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