Tiger Woods is a legendary name in the golf world. Fans see consistency and determination when they look at him, which makes him stand out from the crowd. But when you differ from others, the journey you embark upon is difficult as everyone else; hence, you sometimes lag. This was the case for Tiger Woods, too.

Fans admire his personality and attitude; however, it doesn’t always come with excellent results. The former No.1 realized once the cost of pushing too hard, and he shared it during an interview.

The harmful, persistent attitude of Tiger Woods

Major Championship winner is a golf god for many young and emerging golfers, but does Woods feel okay being put on that pedestal? Not really. After six years of persistent physical pain and limitation, he saw the light of his life. Woods learned patience, to listen to his body, and to moderate or forget about any more golf glory.

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In 2014, he finally explained why his body has, from the standpoint of a professional athlete, crumbled since 2008. Speaking at the ‘Congressional Country Club’, he delineated his plans to recover from back surgery, get back into shape, and expressed how pushing harder cost him.

Pro golfer said, “I didn’t realize how much damage I was doing to my body.” During his early years on the PGA Tour, he would continue to run no matter how hurt he was. Woods, one of the greatest athletes, would run 30 miles a week and push himself harder. He continued running despite the pain in his knee, and all this was for some endorphin release.

The reverberations of pushing harder

Pushing himself harder did not work out so well for the legendary golfer, as seen by his many back operations and major victory while suffering from stress fractures and an ACL tear.

Having arthroscopic surgery to fix the cartilage in his left knee in 2008 forced Woods to miss the Masters and the US Open for two months. Woods had been dealing with the problem since the previous summer’s Open Championship. 

The pro golfer later discovered that he had two stress fractures in his left tibia and needed an additional six weeks of rest.

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