May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
BEN HOGANYou 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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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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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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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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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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