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**55Beaphable** · 10-13-2009, 06:22 PM

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If someone never gets mad at themselves on the golf course, it's probably because they realize that golf is a game, meant for enjoyment and not worth getting angry over.

I can't see how someone's lack of anger over their game has any impact on their drive or ambition.

Golf is indeed a game and in the cold light of day it might be true that it's not worth getting angry over, but when I play, I like to get better. I like to play well. If I don't, I find it infuriating. That's why I occasionally get mad at myself. I don't show it very much, but it's there. If I didn't get mad at myself, it would be because I didn't care. If I don't care about that, then that is indicative of a lack of ambition. It doesn't mean that you have no ambition. It just means that to my mind you're more likely to lack ambition.

To put it another way, if I play golf with someone who I know is passably good at the game, who then hits three shots out of bounds on the first hole and they don't react to it in a bad way, then I question why.

10-13-2009, 06:22 PM	#9
55Beaphable Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 572 Senior Member	I don't agree with If someone never gets mad at themselves on the golf course, it's probably because they realize that golf is a game, meant for enjoyment and not worth getting angry over. I can't see how someone's lack of anger over their game has any impact on their drive or ambition. Golf is indeed a game and in the cold light of day it might be true that it's not worth getting angry over, but when I play, I like to get better. I like to play well. If I don't, I find it infuriating. That's why I occasionally get mad at myself. I don't show it very much, but it's there. If I didn't get mad at myself, it would be because I didn't care. If I don't care about that, then that is indicative of a lack of ambition. It doesn't mean that you have no ambition. It just means that to my mind you're more likely to lack ambition. To put it another way, if I play golf with someone who I know is passably good at the game, who then hits three shots out of bounds on the first hole and they don't react to it in a bad way, then I question why.
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