Nick Faldo, the celebrated golfer, describes his rise to multi-millionaire status as World No 1. A notorious perfectionist, during his career he has garnered many of golf's most glittering trophies, including 5 Majors - Open Championships in 1987, 1990 and 1992, and US Masters in 1989 and 1990 - and 29 European wins. In the past renowned as a steely, inscrutable professional on and off the golf course, recently he has assumed a far more relaxed and approachable posture, and is now far less hard on himself if his performance falls anywhere short of absolute perfection. His career earnings have recently exceeded the $10 million barrier - in 1992 Faldo earned #171 for every shot he played in Europe - while most of his #5 million annual income comes from lucrative world-wide endorsement contracts with Mizuno, Bridgestone golf balls, Audemars Piguet watches, Pringle clothes and Polygram coaching videos. His interests, however, are not merely confined to golf - he owns five cars, including two Porsches, which he drives in controlled conditions on a race-track; he has taken flying lessons; he owns a chalet in Switzerland; he's a big pop music fan and particularly friendly with Phil Collins.
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Arguably Britain's top golfer, Faldo has won his country's Open twice and the U.S. Masters twice and has been one of the stalwarts of the European Ryder Cup team, whose annual battle with the U.S. is obviously a special challenge to him. In his autobiography, written with TV golf commentator Critchley, he concentrates on the way he completely reconstructed his swing in the 1980s, aided by coach David Leadbetter. Dedicated to practice, Faldo is concerned only that workouts give him less time for his family, motorcycling, helicopter piloting and his growing business interests. As related here, however, his life makes a bland story; of note, though, are Cannon's 150 color photos showing the photogenic Faldo on courses all over the world, from Dubai to Melbourne to Malmo.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Nick Faldo has shown that nothing beats persistance.,
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This review is from: Faldo: In Search of Perfection (Paperback)
Anyone who has a small amount of talent in their respective field should read this book. Nick Faldo has shown that the harder you work at something the better you can become. To rebuild your swing is one thing. To win and become number one in the world is an achievement that will probably never be matched. This book is a lesson in not giving up. The man is simply a winner.
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