I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
BEN HOGANPlacing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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