Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
BEN HOGANIf we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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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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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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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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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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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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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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