Diving into the life and greatness of Tiger Woods from James Patterson's book, Tiger, Tiger, and Jeff Benedict's book, Tiger Woods

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3:40 - Young Tiger

By 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 = Play

Practicing 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 confidence

23:45- Pure obsession

By 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 hours

27:35- Relentless reinvention

“I was in it to find the answer to one question. How good can I be?

33:20 - What made Tiger great

1. Constant evolution and reinvention
2. Obsession to the craft
3. Self-belief
4. High capacity for pain

37:55- The Comeback
With 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

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