TIGER WOODS Championship Golfer Born in 1975

Practice, practice, practice! That's how Tiger Woods became a championship golfer. He started playing golf when he was very young, and by the time he was 6 years old he was an amazing golfer. His father,Earl, was his coach.

When Tiger was just a baby, his dad made a driving range in his garage with carpet and a net. Tiger would sit in his high chair and watch his dad practice.

When he was 9 months old, his dad sawed off a golf club to make it very short, and Tiger could strike the ball into the net. When he was 18 months old (just a year and a half), he began going to the golf course with Dad. He hit buckets of balls on the driving range.

When he was 4 years old, they hired a coach for him. When he was 6, he began entering junior contests.

Tiger listened to tapes to improve his confidence * in himself. His dad helped him to learn to focus in spite of distractions * . He stood in front of Tiger and said, "I'm a tree", and he would have to hit the ball over his father. Earl would jingle the coins in his pocket to distract him, or roll a ball in front of him and Tiger learned to concentrate * on the game.

Even though it sometimes made him angry, the training helped him. Once a walkie-talkie * made a loud noise during Tiger's swing at the ball. He said he never heard the radio because he was so focused on hitting the ball.

He cannot stand to lose. He does not become angry, but he goes out and practices even harder to not make the same mistakes.

Tiger at the Masters Flickr user gomattolson

In the year 2000, when he was 24 years old, he won four major golf tournaments * ; the U.S. Open, and U.S. Amateur * and the British Open and British Amateur

He is so much better than any other golfers that some say he is the greatest golfer to ever play the game.

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Tiger Woods: Drive To Greatness By Mark Stewart / Millbrook Press A heavily illustrated biography of the young professional golfer whose winning ways have won the respect of the PGA, and the hearts of millions. His extraordinary 1999 and 2000 seasons are chronicled, including the 1999 PGA Championship and the 2000 Masters tournament. A look at the life of this incredibly well-known and well-liked personality. For children in 4th grade and up.

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by Merriam - Webster
(Pronunciation note: the schwa sound is shown by &)

confidence
Pronunciation: 'kän-f&d-&n(t)s, -f&-"den(t)s
Function: noun
1 : a feeling of trust or belief 2 : a feeling of certainty : ASSURANCE ...

distraction
Pronunciation: dis-'trak-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act of distracting : the state of being distracted; especially : mental confusion
2 : something that makes it hard to pay attention....

concentrate
Pronunciation: 'kän(t)-s&n-"trAt
Function: verb
.... to fix one's powers, efforts, or attention on one thing

walkie-talkie
Pronunciation: "wo-kE-'to-kE
Function: noun
: a small portable radio set for receiving and sending messages

tournament
Pronunciation: 'tur-n&-m&nt also 't&r- or 'tor-
Function: noun
.... a contest or series of contests played for a championship

amateur
Pronunciation: 'am-&-"t&r, -&t-&r, -&-"t(y)u(&)r, -&-chu(&)r, -&-ch&r
Function: noun
1 : a person who takes part in an activity (as a study or sport) for pleasure and not for pay

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