After Tiger Woods won his 14th Major last week there were comments made by Retief Goosen suggesting Woods only seemed to hurt when he hit a bad shot, and that when he drained long puts his (supposedly injured) knee did not seem to bother him.
Goosen has been somewhat shown up by the fact Woods has announced he will take 6 months off to let it fully recover. Enough time I imagine to hit good form before the Masters in early April.
But Goosen still makes an interesting point. Why was it that Woods did not seem in pain after great shots? I think there is a logical explanation that we have all experienced: The instant euphoric feeling that comes from winning (or hitting a good shot as the case may be) temporarily suppresses any pain that we may be feeling.
To make my point I present 4 pictures. Check out all the facial expressions and body language of all the people in them:
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I bet in all of these photos the person at the front who could not look happier is probably experiencing as much, if not more, pain than the people behind them.
April 9, 2010 at 10:45 am |
What a breath of fresh air to take my mind off after a horrible day. Excellent prose that really gets the point covered. Cant thank you enough for sharing.