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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.

Ben Hogan

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Ben Hogan
Age: 84 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 13
Died: 1997
Died: July 25
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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don't ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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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.
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots.
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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.
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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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Hit the ball up to the hole... You meet a better class of people up there.
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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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I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games.
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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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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'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it
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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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