You continually have to ask yourself what club to play, where to aim it, whether to accept a safe par or to try to go for a birdie. You can’t play every hole the same way. I never could.
BEN HOGANMay thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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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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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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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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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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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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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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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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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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