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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.

Ben Hogan

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Ben Hogan
Age: 84 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 13
Died: 1997
Died: July 25
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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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