A Performance to Remember of Mental Toughness

Sunday was the first time I watched golf for 4 hours and it was a performance to remember. Going into the 18th Tiger Woods was down 1 stroke and faced a putt to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate. Tiger nails the putt and celebrates with a double fist pump as the crowd goes in an uproar.

It was a show of mental toughness from both players as Tiger struggled at times playing with an injured knee and Mediate played on consistently not folding under pressure to maintain the lead. Especially in Tiger’s case, an injured knee that doctors recommended that he not play on as he winced and limped throughout the 2008 US Open. Playing through the pain Tiger forced a 18 hole playoff on Sunday even though he lost the lead he gained the previous day with an amazing eagle putt on the 18th, starting the day with a bogey and double bogey in the first 2 holes. Losing the lead and trailing through the day all hopped up on pain pills, losing was not an option for Tiger.

Enduring the pain he would have play another holes in pain with every step he took. Tiger continued to play as his mental toughness was tested again going into the 18th down one stroke. Can he do it yet again? Of course he can, he’s Tiger! Would you ever doubt his mental toughness like the Nike commercial that played throughout the tournament explaining how there’s no one as mentally tough as Tiger and it’s true. Yet again he’s able to tie Mediate in the 18th and force a sudden death.

Rocco showed stones in the 2008 US Open battling Tiger. When Tiger isn’t playing in a tournament the field usually shoots one shot better and Rocco wasn’t phased by it playing consistently and he constantly stated how much fun he was having.

Tiger has been on a tear this year, more dominant and focused than ever. Even with a bum knee he can still beat the best in the world. You got to give props to Rocco Mediate too, with the performance he had. Mediate continued to play great in a battle with the greatest player in the world and took it to a playoff and 1 sudden death hole. Unfortunately Mediate struggled in the first sudden death hole and Tiger was hoisting the US Open trophy once again.

Through adversity there was a test of physical and mental endurance endured by both players. In ways mental toughness is just as important with Pure Adapt as in the dog fight of a battle for the 2008 US Open. We’re in it for the long term as we constantly evaluate where we are as a company with limited man power growing the company with the 4 of us. The to do list doesn’t end and we must push through until we get to that break point and our company is starting to mature and more profitable. I am confident that we’ve made good decisions and implemented the right processes to get to where we get to. We will press on and continuously push our company to the next level, I have no doubt about that.