I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
BEN HOGANI have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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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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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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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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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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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 greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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