(RELEASE) — In his highly anticipated new book, Up and Down: Victories and Struggles in the Course of Life (Nov. 2, 2021; W Publishing), champion golfer Bubba Watson shares his story of achieving success on the golf course and how reaching a breaking point professionally and personally drew him closer to his family.
Up and Down shares many stories of Bubba’s early influences, such as his veteran father who instilled in him
values of loyalty, honesty and hard work. Watson explains how he came to love old-school rap and hip-hop music and chronicles his college courtship of his to-be-wife Angie. The book also dives into Bubba’s career—from first inklings he could be a professional golfer, to the story behind his pink driver, and even to the moment he really became “Bubba.”
He shares why he was drawn to move back to Pensacola, Florida with his family in 2015, and how he opened a golf center, candy and ice cream shop called Bubba’s Sweet Spot, and became part owner of the city’s MLB team named The Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He also supports the local children’s hospital (which just happens to have an address of 1 Bubba Way).
He said in a PGA.com article: “We didn’t have anything growing up, but my mom, to this day she volunteers. My dad was the first person to sign up to be a coach in Little League, to be a leader. When I say legacy, it’s the Watson name. My parents instilled it in me. I want people to realize who I am for my heart, not my golfing ability.”
The true heart of this memoir opens up with Bubba’s struggles to overcome overwhelming anxiety and mental health challenges while journeying through the death of his father and namesake, adopting his children, and trying to become a better husband, father and friend.
“The truth is my life has been anything but nice and neat. More often than not, it has consisted of ups and downs, triumphs and humiliations, moments of joy, mistakes, and misunderstandings that I’ve had to struggle with and learn from, thanks to some very dear people in my life,” said Watson. “Everybody battles with their own
personal set of demons, and if you know anything at all about me, you know I’ve battled plenty of them as well. The difference between most people and me, I suppose, is that most folks don’t do all the good and bad things in front of millions of people.”
After reaching the point where he was willing to quit golf to save his health, Bubba found the strength to carry on through the support of his tightknit network of family, friends, mentors, and ultimately his faith.
“I chose to make golf and life fun again. To live the life I wanted, not the life people expected me to live,” said Watson. “Somewhere along the way, I began to accept that there is a bit of a pattern that connects my life and my performance on the golf course. My best playing didn’t come back until I regained control of the fear and anxieties that were clouding my mind. I think that the struggles I’ve had with the mental side of my game have made me a better coach and, dare I say, captain.”
Today, Watson is winning on his best course ever—the course of life, being the best husband, father, and sportsman he can be.
2 comments:
That's great! Recently, I started noticing that anxiety affects my life in a bad way as well, and I can't do anything about it for some reason.
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