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Hit the ball up to the hole... You meet a better class of people up there.

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Ben Hogan
Age: 84 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 13
Died: 1997
Died: July 25
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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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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games.
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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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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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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'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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If you can't outplay them, outwork them.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots.
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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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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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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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Certainly, if you can't manage your game, you can't play tournament golf. 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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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