If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
BEN HOGANI 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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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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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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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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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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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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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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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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