Mar 18, 2024 · 1h 3m · founders
The Biography of Tiger Woods
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This video examines the profound psychological engineering, unprecedented athletic dominance, and personal struggles of Tiger Woods based on his definitive biography. It analyzes how intense parental conditioning, obsessive practice, and relentless ambition propelled him to global superstardom, while exploring the severe physical and personal costs of his historic career.
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Tiger Woods appeared on national television by age five
“By the time he was five, he had already appeared on national television and performed in front of millions of people.”
Tiger Woods watched 100 to 200 hours of golf before turning one
“By the time Tiger turned one, he had spent 100 and, between 102 hundred hours watching his father hit Golf balls.”
Earl Woods had two-year-old Tiger hitting golf balls two hours daily
“By the time Tiger was two years old, Earl made sure that he'd spent two hours a day hitting golf balls.”
Tiger Woods' extreme focus mirrored Steve Jobs' intense concentration style
“The way that people describe Tiger's level of focus and intense level of focus is very similar to how Steve Jobs, where Steve would, people around him in Apple would say he was focused so intently on one thing that you could talk, you could snap your fingers, …”
Earl Woods used military POW psychological techniques on 12-year-old Tiger
“Earl put him through what he called Woods' finishing school. He would use psychological warfare and prisoner of war techniques that he had once taught to soldiers. Earl broke down his son in an attempt to toughen him up.”
Hank Haney noticed Tiger Woods' physical decline in 2007 practice data
“By 2007 was the first time, ah, Haney started to think that Woods was closer to the end of his greatness than he was at the beginning. There were signs were too subtle to spot in tournaments. They were more apparent in practice sessions and in the shot disburs…”