Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
BEN HOGANAll other things being equal, greens break to the west.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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You wouldn’t have had to call a penalty on me, I would’ve called I on myself’. 9. “I’m the sole judge of my standards”. 10. “I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me like it bothers some people. You can outwork the best player in the world.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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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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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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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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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 always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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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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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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