Tiger Woods - a Genius

San Diego — Are you kidding? Seriously? No, really, c’mon, this is becoming too surreal. For the third consecutive evening, Tiger Woods produced the unthinkable that left thousands around Torrey Pines South Course, and undoubtedly millions across the country in front of their televisions, with jaws agape.

He recently won the US Open Championship at San Diego last month. One who would have seen the game would have realized why he is considered the best sportsperson in his field. We mark almost everyone as Extraordinary. There must be something which separates mortals from immortals. For me I saw it last month in Tiger. I will share a youtube link but before that u should realize what made this moment truly spectacular.

Woods had a knee surgery 2 months before the tournament and he was in complete rest. He was not even 60% fit for the tournament but he decided to give it a try. He didn’t have any pre tournament practice. His knee was still recovering. The first day started. The start was not that good but he came in front from behind. He had started to limp little bit at the end of the day. Finally he ended up one shot ahead. Second day started, he started trailing. He was 2 shots behind after the 12th hole but then the genius took over. He hit two brilliant. The limping was worse and he was almost crawling as the day ended. You can see some of the unbelievable shots that he made during the 2nd day here:-
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gu7swOWRcnw

Now came the final day. With one shot lead he started. The big question was can he fight off the pain? The start was terrible and he became second. The rule of the tournament was the leader at the end of the 3rd day will be the winner except incase of a tie in which case game will go to the 4th day between the ppl tied and the winner to be decided on 4th day to break the tie. As I was saying, he started trailing by the mid of the 3rd day and the loss looked eminent. The final hole came, the ball had to travel some 13-15 feet to make the put at the 18th hole. Anyone will tell you that long distance on the bumpy green is next to impossible except in case of some miracle. It had to be done in one shot so that he could tie the score with the leader. Think of the tension….things that must be going though his mind. He had been crawling since last 2 days and now the pain had just become worst. After each shot you can see a painful grimace on his face because of the toll that his knee was taking but then these people write their own destiny. See what happened here:-
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cx2BS1u4fiw

Delivering at the crunch situation, what more could you ask. To make a perfect shot in that situation. Was it a miracle or a man coming over all odds, showing why he is the greatest. He relishes dramatic pressure. These are what genius are made of, they don’t need to prove to anyone else, they have to prove to just themselves, their determination is what I think separate them from others. Finally he won the cup on the 4th day but then for me he had made the history on the 3rd day itself and showed us what stuff legends are really made of.

Abhishek