I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
BEN HOGANI dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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 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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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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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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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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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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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.
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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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