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Do You Have The Will To Succeed?
A lesson from Tiger Woods’s most incredible triumph
In June 2008, Tiger Woods won his 14th Golf major championship at the US Open.
In itself, it is not an incredible achievement. After all, Woods is one of the greatest players to ever play the game.
What makes this win special, was that Woods achieved it despite playing with a broken leg!
In the previous major of the year, The Masters, Woods had finished runner-up to Trevor Immelman. In the intervening period between The Masters and the US Open, he had not walked 18 holes.
When Woods heard his leg snap after hitting a routine five iron during a practice session, he feared the worst.
There were no thoughts about winning the US Open, his only thoughts were on whether he could participate or not.
Woods’s reputation may have suffered in the years since, but this remarkable achievement is a testament to his strength of character and will to win.
It is something we can all learn from.
Pain Game
Little was known about how much pain Woods was in until the final few rounds. When he posted rounds of 72 and 68 over the first two days, to lead going into Saturday, it seemed like…
