tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post1040211877928422786..comments2023-09-08T00:47:50.511-07:00Comments on Naked Reflections: Tiger's Monstrous Mental FocusStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-85983651425447389862008-06-20T09:00:00.000-07:002008-06-20T09:00:00.000-07:00Baba-You make a good point. Many people have, thr...Baba-<BR/><BR/>You make a good point. Many people have, through talent or effort or a combination thereof, accomplished "trivial" things using mental toughness. A Chinese acrobat doing her "stupid human tricks" may be just as mentally tough as Tiger, but so what if she is? What is she or Tiger doing that is of real "significance"?<BR/><BR/>But, again, my point or question was that if there are things of real significance that we can accomplish, can cultivating mental toughness--i.e., the capacity to set goals and skillfully pursue them with unflagging determination and concentration--aid us in this endeavor? <BR/><BR/>As for Tiger being in "a hell for the living" if he's never had an "original thought," I wonder if he's in any more of a hell than you or me? Or is he, perhaps, in less of one?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-79260199427795804082008-06-19T18:56:00.000-07:002008-06-19T18:56:00.000-07:00No more than they could use the mental toughness o...No more than they could use the mental toughness of Dennis Rodman or the Chinese acrobats. What Tiger Woods does is trivial -- a stupid human trick. He just gets paid a lot, that's all. Never confuse fame with significance. He's probably never had an original thought, which would be a kind of hell for the living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-72318336538137678072008-06-19T13:57:00.000-07:002008-06-19T13:57:00.000-07:00Could, perhaps, someone use Tiger's "mental toughn...Could, perhaps, someone use Tiger's "mental toughness" to cure cancer or write that great novel?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-64219293520468078542008-06-19T08:28:00.000-07:002008-06-19T08:28:00.000-07:00Such as? Perhaps he will cure cancer or write a g...Such as? <BR/><BR/>Perhaps he will cure cancer or write a great novel while he is rehabbing his knee.<BR/><BR/>In any event, I do enjoy visiting this site, as I like to see what the world looks like "upside down."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-4411981895349020852008-06-19T08:01:00.000-07:002008-06-19T08:01:00.000-07:00Baba--Golf may not be all that important, but the ...Baba--<BR/><BR/>Golf may not be all that important, but the capacity to apply Tiger Woods' mental toughness to other endeavors may well be.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549770321948541384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10032287.post-60899151882084328252008-06-18T19:00:00.000-07:002008-06-18T19:00:00.000-07:00What is "golf". I've never heard of it. Is it im...What is "golf". I've never heard of it. Is it important?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com