In June of 2008, Tiger Woods won once again another U.S. Open. This win was different of any other win and will probably go down in history as his best win of all time. It took Woods 91 holes of play to win, including a 19 hole playoff.
Two months prior to playing at Torrey Pines, Woods had knee surgery and it was still uncertain on whether he would play. Woods played through some pain in the U.S. Open, limping from hole to hole and stating that that he was in severe pain. Two days after defeating Rocco Mediate in an epic playoff, Tiger revealed that he had played through the open with a torn ACL and would need to undergo surgery to repair his left knee. Woods also told media that he had been playing for the previous ten months with a torn ligament in his left knee and due to that sustained a double stress fracture in his left tibia.
"The atmosphere is what kept me going," Woods said. "The tournament, being a major championship here at Torrey Pines, all the people, it could have very easily ... I couldn't ever quit in front of these people. It wasn't going to happen." - ESPN.com (Tiger puts away Mediate on 91st hole to win U.S. Open)
From this quote, one can tell that Woods desire to win is something that pushes pain and physical comfort out of the way. Woods love for the game and love for self recognition pushed him to win once again another major.
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I love Tiger's drive (no pun intended). He always seems so absolutely passionate about the game he's playing and the fan's who support him. His positive way of dealing with losing, winning, and awards just shed such a nice light on him. No wonder he has so many endorsements.
ReplyDeletei bet it wasn't his love for the game that drove him to have an affair!
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