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What We Can All Learn From Tiger Woods’ Captivating Comeback
How to have it all, lose it, then gain it all back.
It’s one of the greatest comeback stories of all times. My newsfeed is full of the story today, and I imagine yours is, too.
Tiger Woods hadn’t won a single major golf tournament in 11 years. He ended that particular drought this weekend by winning the Masters.
I don’t even watch golf, and I’ve been fascinated by his victory. As most of us can clearly remember, Tiger Woods had it all. And then he didn’t. His fall wasn’t a particular pretty one. It included infidelity, divorce, multiple injuries, an arrest, rehab, and years without winning a major tournament. All very devastating, I’m sure, and also very, very public.
Many people said he was done. A comeback just wasn’t in the cards for Tiger. Yesterday, with the whole world watching, he proved them all wrong.
Again, I’m not a golf fan, but there are some worthwhile lessons here we can all take note of, no matter our particular arena. Let’s try to break it down.
