In a single person sport such as golf, I can not comprehend the amount of pressure Woods was forced to endure day after day, tournament after tournament when he was expected to win each and every time.
I had played golf all my life and was never good at it. I finally gave it up back in 1998 when I realized that I could never control my emotions on the course......
There was another pro golfer (I forget his name) back in the early 90's who was #1 in the world several years in a row who lost the mental confidence and totally self destructed, failing to even qualify in tournament after tournament after his final win........
“There was another pro golfer (I forget his name) back in the early 90’s who was #1 in the world several years in a row who lost the mental confidence and totally self destructed, “
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That happened to a young MLB pitcher also—the stresses must be incredible for some.
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It happened to Ian Baker-Finch. Won the British Open and then totally lost his game. David Duval to a large extent too. Golf seems to require such a fine mental edge.