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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
Golfer
Dublin
Texas
William Ben Hogan
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Perfection
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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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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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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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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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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I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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 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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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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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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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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Hit the ball up to the hole... You meet a better class of people up there.
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A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
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I'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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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