Ben Hogan on judging
Ben Hogan57 quotes“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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
Ben HoganBen Hogan 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.
Ben HoganBen Hogan Good golf begins with a good grip.
Ben HoganBen Hogan All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
Ben HoganBen Hogan You continually have to ask yourself what club to play, where to aim it, whether to accept a safe par or to try to go for a birdie. You can’t play every hole the same way. I never could.
Ben HoganBen Hogan Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
Ben HoganBen Hogan Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
Ben HoganBen Hogan Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
Ben HoganBen Hogan Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
Ben HoganBen Hogan I don’t believe there is anything like a natural golf swing. A golf swing is an unnatural thing, and it has to be developed.
Ben HoganBen Hogan The most important shot in golf is the next one.
Ben HoganBen Hogan Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
Ben HoganBen Hogan I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
Ben HoganBen Hogan I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
Ben HoganBen Hogan A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
Ben HoganBen Hogan May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
Ben HoganBen Hogan
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
William CowperWilliam Cowper No longer are there immutable standards by which to judge ourselves. Image has overtaken reality.
Barbara GoldsmithBarbara Goldsmith Loving truth and living honestly is my attitude to life. Be true to yourself and be true to others, thus you can be the judge of your behavior.
Ba JinBa Jin Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
William CowperWilliam Cowper We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
Timothy KellerTimothy Keller I was in school – I was a good learner; if I wanted to get something done, I could get it done.
AfrojackAfrojack The Word of the Lord endures forever. The Bible is to judge us; we’re not to judge the Bible.
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