I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
BEN HOGANI don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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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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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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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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