There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
BEN HOGANIf 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?
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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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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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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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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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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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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