The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
BEN HOGANGolf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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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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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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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 the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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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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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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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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