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.
BEN HOGANThere is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
-
-
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.
BEN HOGAN -
When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
BEN HOGAN -
Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
BEN HOGAN -
Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
BEN HOGAN -
As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
BEN HOGAN -
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.
BEN HOGAN -
The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
BEN HOGAN -
There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
BEN HOGAN -
There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
BEN HOGAN -
Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
BEN HOGAN -
Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
BEN HOGAN -
Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
BEN HOGAN -
Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
BEN HOGAN -
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.
BEN HOGAN -
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.
BEN HOGAN -
Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
BEN HOGAN -
Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
BEN HOGAN -
Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
BEN HOGAN -
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.
BEN HOGAN -
Good golf begins with a good grip.
BEN HOGAN -
Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
BEN HOGAN -
All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
BEN HOGAN -
Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
BEN HOGAN -
When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
BEN HOGAN -
Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
BEN HOGAN -
I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
BEN HOGAN