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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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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