This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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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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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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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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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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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