I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
BEN HOGANWhy that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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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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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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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’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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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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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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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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