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 HOGANI’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the other.
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You never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don’t make a big deal out of an easy shot.
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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
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I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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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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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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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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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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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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