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Phil Mickelson handles disaster well, unlike Greg Norman
Friday January 19, 2007 | 12:34:26 150 words, 2784 views
The question Phil Mickelson will try to answer on the course as soon as possible is whether or not he has recovered from the 72nd hole collapse in the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot. One thing he is not doing – like Greg Norman always has done – is trying to act like it didn’t matter. That was the single biggest reason why Norman only won 2 major championships despite being the unquestioned best player in the world for nearly a decade. Upon being asked about the mental scars he may be carrying around, Mickelson admitted that it hurt and that it revealed a weakness that he must correct. But he also rightly pointed out that he has been hurt before by major championship losses and managed to learn and move past those disappointments. That is a very healthy mental approach which should pay dividends in 2007, like winning another major championship. Comments:
I agree. Greg Norman erected that macho, non-chalant facade, but it's just an effort to hide psychological weakness. And many of us have a plenitude of weaknesses, but we shouldn't fool ourselves.
Comment from: RonMon [Visitor]
Norman may have golf-related psychological weaknesses, but he is kicking the business world's ass in wine, design, and other ventures. A Masters may have been nice, but he doesn't run in competitive golf-circles as much. Best way to avoid talk about your failings? Don't play the senior tour. Smart man, that Shark!
But all the money in the world doesn't get you invited to play in the Masters every year, and that is what Norman really wanted more than anything else. He'd never admit it but i guarantee you he thinks about that when he's all alone. Pride can be your master.
I didn't know money was everything. Now I understand.
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