Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
BEN HOGANI have always felt and said that a man who can be a champion in one era could be a champion in any other era because he has what it takes to reach the top.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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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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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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