The Daily Divot: No Pain, No Gain
No Pain, No Gain
“How we choose to respond to struggle tells us about who we are as athletes and who we’ll be as people. Do we see it as a chance to learn and get stronger? Do we get frustrated and complain? Or worse, do we call it off and find an easier game to play, one that makes us feel good instead of challenged?"
-Ryan Holliday from The Daily Stoic (@RyanHoliday)
T2C: Golf is probably the most mentally challenging sport there is. At some point in your round you are going to struggle. How you respond to that struggle is what leads to finally breaking 100, 90, 80 or not.
Forget your last shot and make the best choice for the current situation. Don’t try to make up stokes. Sometimes we need to accept that Par is probably not happening and Bogey would be a great result.
Accept the situation, choose the action.