Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
BEN HOGANJesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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 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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the other.
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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 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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