Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
BEN HOGANGood golf begins with a good grip.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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People have always been telling me what I can’t do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That’s been one of my driving forces all my life.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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The average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
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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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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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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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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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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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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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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 liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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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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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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