Former professional golfer Jay Delsing, author of “You Wouldn’t Believe Me If I Told You,” describes how he pursued his sports dream and says young athletes should also aim high, even if the odds of success are low.
Growing up in a large, low-income, sports-oriented family, he was encouraged to believe he could achieve anything with hard work, he said. Although baseball was his first love, golf became his passion.
“I wasn’t smart enough to really be afraid. I mean, (people) would tell me all these odds,” Delsing said. “‘Do you know that less than 1 % of everybody that plays golf can play on the PGA tour?’ people would ask. And I’m like, no, I didn’t know that. And I don’t really care. Somebody’s got to make up that 1%. Why can’t it be me?”
Learn more about Delsing at Golf with Jay Delsing.
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