People have always been telling me what I can’t do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That’s been one of my driving forces all my life.
BEN HOGANReverse 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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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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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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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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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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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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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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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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