Up and Down
Victories and Struggles in the Course of Life
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He was a small-town boy who burst onto the international golf scene with a dramatic hook shot from deep in the woods to win the Masters— before the game he loved almost killed him. Opening up about the toll that chasing and achieving his dream of being a champion golfer took on his mental health, Bubba Watson shares his powerful story of the breaking point that gave him clarity.
Bubba Watson is known as the big-hitting left-handed golfer who plays with the pink driver—the small-town kid who grew up as a child golf prodigy before going on to win two Masters Tournaments, competing in the Olympics, and rising to be the number two golfer in the world.
But every dream comes with a price. Feeling that he was never good enough, Bubba began to let the constant criticism from fans and commentators haunt his thoughts. Success in the game he loved was killing him.
In Up and Down, Bubba opens up about his debilitating anxiety attacks, the death of his father and namesake, adopting his children, and how reaching a breaking point professionally and personally drew him closer to his family and God.
Golf is what Bubba Watson does, but it is not who he is. Through his story, you'll learn how Bubba:
Overcame his anxiety and feelings of inadequacyFound his true identity not in the standards of the world, but in the God who already knows he is enoughLearned to trust God with his gifts, family, and biggest dreamsBecame the husband, father, friend, and mentor he was called to be
Life, like golf, is filled with ups and downs. Up and Down is the inspiring story of an imperfect man striving to become the best person he can be—wherever the course may take him.
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Olympian and Masters Tournament–winning golfer Watson chronicles his experiences with anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, and the compulsion to succeed in this chatty and openhearted account that he emphasizes from the outset is "not a typical golf book." Instead, Watson works through pivotal points of his unconventional path to going pro, including "triumphs and humiliations" beginning with struggles he encountered as a child prodigy living in the small town of Bagdad, Fla.; learning from mistakes to become a team player; and the impact of his father's terminal throat cancer diagnosis. It was his father—who waited at Watson's training and early games with beer and cigarette in hand—who taught him to "be a leader and not a follower," but intrusive negative thoughts, panic attacks, and a fear of crowds almost derailed Watson's career. Eventually he was drawn into a closer relationship to God (after he "fell down on... knees" to ask for help), and discovered tactics to regain control of his negative thoughts by focusing on the joy of playing, and spending more time with his wife and their two adopted children. Lighter notes include a stint as an underwear model and fun times with buddies filming viral "Golf Boys" boy band–style videos for charity. For the faithful who are also golf fans, this gabby, frank account about becoming the best version of one's self, in sports and life, is a hole in one.
