The long-awaited Masters tournament starts tomorrow, and the excitement has never been this high. Rory McIlroy will certainly attract the greatest attention of the public, given that the Northern Irish golfer is looking to win the last Major.
Although the Northern Irishman is trying to escape from the lights of the media and the paparazzi, it is impossible to succeed in such a goal.
During the press conference, Rory McIlroy stressed that accepting the 'heartbreak' and failure at the Masters could be the key to success.
The 35-year-old golfer drew an interesting parallel, comparing love life with the career of a professional golfer and winning the Masters.
McIlroy admits he's been doing it for years.
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Its a self-preservation mechanism, he said, as quoted by The Guardian.
Youre trying to not put 100% of yourself out there because of that.
It happens in all walks of life. At a certain point, someone doesnt want to fall in love because they dont want to get their heart broken. Instinctually, as human beings, we hold back sometimes because of the fear of getting hurt, whether thats a conscious decision or subconscious decision and I was doing that on the course a little bit for a few years."
Rory McIlroy talks about failures and his mindset
An experienced golfer admits that going through such experiences makes you stronger and tougher. This is also the reason why many expect that Rory will perform much better at this year's edition. The famous golfer does not seem too busy with conquest, aware that such a mindset can only spoil everything he has built.
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Once you go through that, once you go through those heartbreaks or disappointments, you get to a place where you remember how it feels and you wake up the next day and youre like: Yeah, life goes on, its not as bad as I thought it was going to be.
The world number 2 looked back on the years behind us, saying that many times he was close to winning big tournaments, but did not succeed. However, he stresses that life goes on, saying that this is why he is much more comfortable with being vulnerable at times.
