68. Tiger Woods

09/10/2024 45 min
68. Tiger Woods

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Diving into the life and greatness of Tiger Woods from James Patterson's book, Tiger, Tiger, and Jeff Benedict's book, Tiger Woods-----3:40 - Young TigerBy eleven months old, when most kids are just learning to walk, Tiger Woods picked up a golf club crafted to his size and hit a golf ball perfectly into the net.6:30 - Mom's advice “In sport, you have to go for the throat. Because if all friendly, they come back and beat your ass. So kill them. Take their heart.”9:25 - Father's influence "The psychological training that my father used inured me to whatever I might have to deal with in golf. He taught me to be completely unaware of my surroundings, while maintaining complete focus on the task at hand."11:30 - The goal at 15"I want to be the Michael Jordan of golf. I’d like to be the best ever.”12:10 - Work = PlayPracticing golf was never a chore or something Tiger felt obligated to do. He looked forward to being alone on the range or the course with his clubs.15:35 - Golf was a drug "I love this game to death. It’s like a drug I have to have."20:50- Earn the right to be confident Confidence stems from one thing, relentless work. If you’re lacking confidence, ask yourself if you’ve put in the work to have confidence23:45- Pure obsessionBy the spring of 1997, Tiger was consumed with practicing and working out. A typical practice day for him entailed hitting six hundred balls, working on his shirt game and putting, playing a round (Sometimes on his own), and working out in the gym for two or three hours27:35- Relentless reinvention “I was in it to find the answer to one question. How good can I be?33:20 - What made Tiger greatConstant evolution and reinvention Obsession to the craftSelf-belief High capacity for pain 37:55- The ComebackWith every fiber in my body I’ve got to make you the best football player that I can make you. And I’ll try. And I’ll try. And if I don’t succeed on the first day. I’ll try again. And I’ll try again. And you’ve got to give everything that is in you.42:15 - Lessons/Takeaways-----You can heck out my book, website, and apparel below: WebsiteBook: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  Apparel