He learned to compete when he was young. A lot of guys in my era didn't learn that until we were 25 years old. If you start when you're young, by the time you get to be 20 years old, you know how to play. Especially if you augment a generous supply of natural ability with a tireless work ethic, as Woods has done. He doesn't get complacent at what he's achieved.
Tiger is the same way.
Whatever you say are his flaws, he works on it to create it to be one of his strengths. And that's intimidating when a player takes that type of approach. The proof, said Nelson, can be found in PGA Tour statistics. In a season marked by improved scoring at tour events, Woods is comfortably ahead of his record-setting pace from 2000 in the most telling categories. But he's raised his, too.