| The news began appearing on Sunday,
Tiger Woods had again won the British Open. Hours later,
news agencies began reporting on American cyclist Floyd
Landis and his winning of the Tour de France. Tiger
Woods is the second golfer to win back-to-back British
open championships (Tom Watson won in 1982 and 1983).
I've noticed almost 2000 articles on the internet since
Sunday, many of them talking about the intensity and
endurance required for these great champions to be
successful. These are not just regular athletes. Some
articles suggested that the Floyd Landis win represents
one of the biggest athletic comebacks seen in decades.
Tiger Woods win of the British Open was his 11th major
championship win. Many articles referred to Tiger as
"the greatest golfer ever."
It's more than 11 years now and many people have
probably forgotten that a young Tiger Woods rode upon
the Chiropractic Centennial Float in the 1995 Pasadena
tournament of roses Parade. At that time, Tiger Woods
was a young 19 years old, and chiropractic was turning
100. Achievements for Tiger Woods in 1995 included
becoming the ninth player to win consecutive US amateur
championships, being voted Pac-10 player of the year,
becoming an NCAA first-team All-American, being awarded
Stanford's Male Freshman of the Year, and participating
in his first PGA major tournament. Interestingly, the
theme for the 1995 tournament of roses Parade in
Pasadena was SPORTS - Quest for Excellence.
In 1996 and at age 20 Tiger Woods became the first
golfer in history to win three consecutive US amateur
titles. He turned pro in August and signed multimillion
dollar endorsement deals with Nike and Titleist.
In 1997 and at age 21 Tiger Woods was the leading
money winner on the PGA tour with a record $2,066,833 in
earnings. He won the Masters, his first major
championship, by the widest margin of victory the
tournament had ever seen (12 strokes). He became the
youngest Masters winner ever. He also won three other
PGA events that year. His chiropractic care that year
was provided by Dr. Jeff Spencer.
It becomes obvious to nearly any sports enthusiast
why the world's greatest athletes choose to include
chiropractic care as part of their lifestyle, or in
conjunction with their sports athletic training.
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