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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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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You wouldn’t have had to call a penalty on me, I would’ve called I on myself’. 9. “I’m the sole judge of my standards”. 10. “I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me like it bothers some people. You can outwork the best player in the world.
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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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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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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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If a man can shoot 10 birdies, there’s no reason why he can’t shoot 18. Why can’t you birdie every hole on the course?
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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