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.
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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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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 play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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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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