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 HOGANI could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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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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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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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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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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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