May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
BEN HOGANYour name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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I have always felt and said that a man who can be a champion in one era could be a champion in any other era because he has what it takes to reach the top.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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 with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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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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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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