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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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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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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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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I see no reason that a golf course cannot be played in 18 birdies. Just because no one has ever done that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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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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