Adversity
Monday, January 25th, 2010My good friend and sports psychologist, Dr. Gio Valiante, emailed this little reminder to me earlier this week. I wanted to share it with you.
“People who want to resist and avoid adversity are cheating themselves. It is how you handle adversity that defines you as a person, as a golfer, and as a champion. I see guys out here all the time who let the littlest things undo them, undo their confidence, undo their motivation. I say, “Get in there and play the game with some courage, man! It is a part of the game to have bad times. It is built into it, I think, to weed the weak people out. Nobody has good times all the time, so get up and fight! Show me some courage! Show me some patience. Show me some determination, for goodness sake!”
– Gary Player
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