Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
BEN HOGANA shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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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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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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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 like the glamour. I just like the game.
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I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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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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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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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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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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