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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.
Ben Hogan
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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There is no similarity between golf and putting they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it
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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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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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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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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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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 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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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 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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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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Every day that you don't practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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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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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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