This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
BEN HOGANWhy that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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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 we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
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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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I don’t believe there is anything like a natural golf swing. A golf swing is an unnatural thing, and it has to be developed.
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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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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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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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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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