Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
BEN HOGANGood golf begins with a good grip.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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Control is the main thing, and the tee shot is the most important shot in golf. You’ve got to hit the fairway before you have a good chance of putting the ball close to the pin. You can be the greatest iron player in the world, but if you’re in the boondocks it won’t do you any good.
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
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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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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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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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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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