I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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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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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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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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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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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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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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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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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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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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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