I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
BEN HOGANThe average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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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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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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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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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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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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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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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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