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 HOGANYou 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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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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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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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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