Endurance
Chapter One
Following Dreams
(and Talent)
Breaking from conventional wisdom with those we teach,
work with, and guide in our daily lives is not always the easiest
task. It is certainly easier, and seemingly much safer, to
play the odds and lead by expecting and demanding that
tasks be done as they've always been done. But Phil Mickelson
and perhaps, more importantly, his father are testaments
that the courage to give natural talent, headstrong
commitment, or both a chance to succeed can yield great
results.
Less than 5 percent of the golfers in the world play from
the left side of the ball despite a left-handed population that
is three times that number, and until the success of Mike
Weir and most recently Phil Mickelson in the majors, the
world's biggest professional golf tournaments were almost
never won by lefties. It was an act of faith in talent, then, that
Phil Mickelson's father followed his instincts and let his
young son swing the golf club from the "wrong" side of the
ball, because the world's most famous left-handed athlete
isn't actually left-handed at all. He just plays golf that way.
Born on June 16, 1970, in San Diego, California, Philip
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