Adam
Scott’s brilliant victory at the Augusta Master’s this year has been
brilliantly captured in the photograph above. His hands raised in trumph and
closed eyes convey the unsaid emotion of Adam’s emphatic victory at the
Masters.
The
photograph brilliantly captures Adam Scott as the central subject who is
savouring his historic trumph at the second playoff hole after being tied at
the end of the 18th hole with Angel Caberera. Hs caddle Stevie Williams
is shown in the background with his right hand raised high and mouth wide open in
celebration. His face is slightly out of focus to ensure that the atention
remains with the star of the day. You can imagine the large crowds in the back
ground which are not in the france applauding Adam’s victory. The victory was
doubly sweet for the golfer as he had sufferred a tragic defeat to Ernie Els in
the British open after leading till the 17th hole.
Most
sportsmen would have been shattered by the defeat but Adam came out stonger
from the defeat to not only even his
Major but break the Australian Jinix at the Augusta Masters.What does Adam’s
victory tell us about expertise ? Even
after losing the British open Adam did not give up or get frustrated by the
loss and used it as a stepping stone to greater glory. This is quite similiar
to what Coyle wrote in his chapter “ The sweet spot”1. As Coyle brings
out in his text that an individual learns from his mistakes and uses these
failures to perfect his art and reach the zenith in his field. This resonates
in Adam Scott’s context where he uses the British open failure as a lesson to
improve his craft. The aspect of deep
practice as used in Coyle’s text or deliberate prctive as described in the article “What it takes to be Great”2 applies to each golfer or
sportsman who improves his game by learning and practiving all facets of his
chosen sport till he excels in his chosed field.
Adam
Scott had been a Masters hopeful for quite a few years and through his
continued perseverance and effort was able to reach the pinnacle of his
sporting career. His failure at the British Open was certainly the catalyst for
his truimph at the Augusta Masters. This would not have been possible for the
self effacing Aussie had he let fame get to his head. Instead he persevered at
every stage and finally achieved the
success he was looking for. The photograph truly conveys this feeling
with the golfer as the central subject framed perfectly in the centre and his
closed eyes and open arms signifying the fullfillment of life long dream.
References
1. Coyle, D. (2009). The Talent code. New
York: Random House Publishing Group (Extract from Chapter 1: The Sweet Spot (Pg
11 - 28) )
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