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At age 32, he is already considered one of the greatest golfers ever to play the game.

Many would easily attribute his wins to talent. He is talented to a fault. But what many do not know is how hard he prepares for a game.

From his book How I Play Golf, there is one secret that he revealed why he wins games at such a high percentage.

Winning is about Preparation

Have you seen how Tiger Woods will back away after he putt the ball, and seemingly prepares himself for a victory pump even before the ball reach the hole. How did he know that a shot is going in before it goes in?

In the book, Tiger Woods talked about the importance of preparation.

Tiger learned from his dad the importance of preparation for the game. Before a tournament, he would spend hours analyzing the different holes, visualizing the different scenarios that could happen after each shot. His talent merely brings him in line with the top golfers in the world. Its his preparation that sets him apart from the rest of the field.

How Much Importance Do You Place On Preparation

Preparation is boring. You do not do any actual stuff. You merely spend hours analyzing videos, brainstorming on different possible scenarios that might occur, and visualizing them. Many of the scenarios will never occur, and you might find it a waste of time.

Indeed, many people prefer to jump straight into a game without preparing for it. Yet it has been proven time and again that the best athletes are the ones that spend an enormous amount of time on preparation.

Tiger Woods is one of them. Michael Jordan, arguably the best basketball in NBA history, is another of them. Phil Jackson once said this about his protege, “You cannot find anyone that competes as hard in training as in competition”.

Perhaps if you are still not convinced about the importance of preparation, it could be time to change your mindset.