I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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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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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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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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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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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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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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I 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.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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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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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
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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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You never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don’t make a big deal out of an easy shot.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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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