I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
BEN HOGANWhen I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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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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A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.
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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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The average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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