He always has to stay two or three steps ahead of his competitors. That's why he won't take a day off. I was that way too. There were days when I didn't want to work out, practice, whatever, but I did because I didn't want that next guy catching me. That's why, if the game is tied in the last two minutes or down the stretch, I feel I have an advantage over everyone.
Tiger feels the same way.
But if you fail in the closing minutes, if you're unable to make the big play, it can work against you in the future. The funny thing is, I don't remember ever failing. But the biggest shot I ever made, the one I always go back to, the one that started it all, was in the NCAA Finals in 1982. The game-winner against Georgetown. And the truth is, I didn't realize the magnitude of taking it, because I'd never had the experience before.