JB
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As recently as 5 years ago Tiger Woods was so dominant in PGA Golf that other players admitted that they played to finish second.
In the same period Michael Schumacher dominated Formula 1 racing, though not as dominant as Tiger.
In the last year or two both have returned to the sport that they ruled and performed at mediocre levels. Why?
Tiger's last win was an 18 hole playoff, played with a bad leg. Since then the leg was operated on. Did the operation change something?
Then Tiger was seriously humiliated by revelations about his indiscretions. He went through some sort of therapy. Did the therapy mess up his self confidence in some way?
Finally, Tiger did not play competitive golf for over a year, partly healing his leg and partly too embarrassed to appear in public. Did he lose something in getting his body to do exactly what he wants it to do?
I am unaware of all that might have happened to Schuey except that he got several years closer to 40, which is OLD for a F1 driver, and he changed teams. Juan Fangio drove (and won) well into his 40s and for several different teams, but he only won five World Championships to Schuey's seven.
Schuey was a driving force at Ferrari, but is just a highly respected driver at Mercedes Benz. His junior team mate at MB frequently out-qualifies and out-finishes him.
Both of these men had the right combination of mind, body, training and equipment to beat the best in the world at their sport, and to do it regularly and decisively.
What happened?
In the same period Michael Schumacher dominated Formula 1 racing, though not as dominant as Tiger.
In the last year or two both have returned to the sport that they ruled and performed at mediocre levels. Why?
Tiger's last win was an 18 hole playoff, played with a bad leg. Since then the leg was operated on. Did the operation change something?
Then Tiger was seriously humiliated by revelations about his indiscretions. He went through some sort of therapy. Did the therapy mess up his self confidence in some way?
Finally, Tiger did not play competitive golf for over a year, partly healing his leg and partly too embarrassed to appear in public. Did he lose something in getting his body to do exactly what he wants it to do?
I am unaware of all that might have happened to Schuey except that he got several years closer to 40, which is OLD for a F1 driver, and he changed teams. Juan Fangio drove (and won) well into his 40s and for several different teams, but he only won five World Championships to Schuey's seven.
Schuey was a driving force at Ferrari, but is just a highly respected driver at Mercedes Benz. His junior team mate at MB frequently out-qualifies and out-finishes him.
Both of these men had the right combination of mind, body, training and equipment to beat the best in the world at their sport, and to do it regularly and decisively.
What happened?
