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 HOGANCertainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
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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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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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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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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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