Gary Woodland is a golfer who has a difficult life story, but despite everything, his love for golf has never been in question. His return after brain surgery was difficult, and in an interview with the media, the 40-year-old revealed what mental difficulties he had during that period. After recovering from surgery, the American golfer did not know what to expect, stressing that some days were extremely difficult.
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Last year was one of the hardest years of my life from the standpoint everything was new, Woodland said, as quoted by Irish Golfer. I was very thankful to be back in this seat last year less than four months from surgery, but everything was new. It was like I was a rookie again. I didnt know what to expect. There were days waking up I didnt know if I was going to feel good."
Getting back in shape after the diagnosis he had, and devoting himself to golf, is one of the most difficult tasks. At some moments, Woodland had to call his wife, worried that he would die.
I didnt know how I was going to be, going back to places where the year before talk about PTSD, Im driving through places where, yeah, I pulled over there and had to call my wife crying because I thought I was going to die. I come back to a hotel, Im like, I had multiple seizures in this bed. Everything was new, and it was hard.
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In the continuation of the conversation, he revealed that he still had many difficulties, but in consultation with the doctors he realized that he had to slow down his brain and find a way to calm down. One of the suggestions was the breathing exercises that Gary started to apply, and which obviously bring positive results for him.
"I have to do breath work every morning before I get out of bed. I have to do it again at night because it slows my brain down."
