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Woods or Adler
Introduction
“I am the toughest golfer mentally and physically (Woods).” The quote is saying quite a bit about what Tiger Woods believes in himself. Tiger Woods at the age of 27 is already the most dominating player of his era in the game of golf. ... Tiger is a person who has obtained a high level of superiority across the golf world. As Tiger is to golf, is the same as saying Alfred Adler is to Individual Psychology. ... During this paper Tiger Woods will be examined within an Adlerian framework.
Tiger Woods Biography
The birth of a legend took place on December 30, 1975, at Long Beach Hospital in Orange County, California. Eldrick Woods was born to the parents of Earl Woods and Kultida Punsawad. From the cradle at the hospital, Eldrick’s name was quickly changed to Tiger. The name Tiger came from a man that his father had came across and became friends with in the Vietnam War. Tiger’s ethnic background is a melting pot; his father is ½ African American, ¼ American Indian and ¼ Chinese, while his mother is ½ Tai, ¼ Chinese, and ¼ Caucasian (Ask Men). Even before Tiger was born his dad had already decided that he was going to teach and make Tiger into the best golfer of all-time. ...
Golf was a huge part of Tiger’s and his dad’s life at a very early age. Even before Tiger was able to talk he showed an interest in golf, at six months old he would watch his father golf, and then he would imitate him to perfection. Earl Woods said this when he saw his son do that, “I was flabbergasted, I almost fell out of my chair, it was the most frightening thing I had ever seen (Strege 11).” The age of two was very special to Tiger; he became a celebrity by appearing on the Michael Douglas show in a putting contest with Bob Hope, and he won his first tournament competing in the under 10 division. Before the age four had come around Tiger was already shooting a score of forty eight for nine holes. After this accomplishment you could see Tiger’s face on many different T. ... Tiger experienced more before the age of five that many people throughout their lifetime will not get to experience.
Tiger’s first tournament as a junior came at the age of six. ... Two years later Tiger got his revenge on the competition by dominating the Junior World ten-and-under division as an eight year old. ... Tiger hit his prime at the age of twelve, he dominated Southern California that year by going undefeated, winning thirty junior tournaments during the summer. While most kids were trying to pass sixth grade, Tiger was already getting letters from colleges wanting him to come and golf for them in the future. ... For the first nine holes of that round Tiger was beating the PGA professional, but Daly then went on to birdie the last three holes to beat the young 15 year old. After the round Daly had this to say of Tiger, “That kid is great, everybody applauded him and nobody applauded me, he’s better than I’d heard (Strege 30). ... Amateur also three times in a row from 1994-1996, Tiger finally decided to take the next step in golf and turn pro.
Tiger Woods turned professional at the age of 20. When that announcement came Tiger became an instant millionaire by signing a contract with Nike and Titleist for $61 million dollars. ... The very next year Tiger began his reign on the golf world by winning five tournaments including his first major championship, the Masters. In 1999 Tiger proved he was the best player in golf by completely dominating the golf world by winning a record eight times. Tiger became the youngest golfer ever to be ranked first on the money list at the young age of 21. No one thought that the 1999 season of Tiger could ever be topped, but it was the very next year by Tiger himself. The year 2000 for Tiger will go down as the greatest golf season of all time. ... Tiger hasn’t even hit the prime of is career, but most people in the golf world think he is already the greatest player to play the game. ...
Family Constellation Tiger Woods
Alfred Adler was one of the first psychologists to incorporate family constellation or birth order into individual psychology. ... Alfred Adler and Tiger Woods are two different individuals when it comes to family constellation; Tiger is an only child, while Adler is the second oldest of six children.
Approximate Word count = 3735
Approximate Pages = 14.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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