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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.

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Ben Hogan
Age: 84 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 13
Died: 1997
Died: July 25
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William Ben Hogan
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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.
Ben Hogan
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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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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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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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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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Hit the ball up to the hole... You meet a better class of people up there.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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If you can't outplay them, outwork them.
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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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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 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 dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
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I'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
Ben Hogan
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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.
Ben Hogan
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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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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
Ben Hogan