I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
BEN HOGANI never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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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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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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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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You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the other.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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People have always been telling me what I can’t do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That’s been one of my driving forces all my life.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
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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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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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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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If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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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 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 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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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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