盖-威尔逊 - 名师出高徒

"""我想祝贺你，你为高宝璟打下了坚实的基础。任何事情，想要持久必须有牢固的根基。漫长的生涯，可以不断地进行小的改动，但是一个良好的基础将持续终身。""- 拉瑞-奥布莱恩 （斯坦福高尔夫俱乐部球场总监） 2002年的一天，母亲蒂娜带着她五岁大的女儿高宝璟来到盖-威尔逊工作的的高尔夫专卖店，她想要让女儿跟着盖学习高尔夫。在接下来的11年里，盖一直是高宝璟的主教练，这对师徒也打破了无数的纪录。2012年，高宝璟成为了高尔夫球历史上最年轻的职业比赛冠军- 比高尔夫传奇巨星杰克-尼克劳斯和老虎-伍兹更早赢得首冠。而今天，她已经生涯第二次荣登世界女子第一的王座。这本书讲述了教练盖-威尔逊是如何帮助高宝璟及其他许多优秀高尔夫球手一步步走向成功的。 ""Coaches are special people. They give so much of themselves. And often they are doing that without necessarily putting their career or even their income at the forefront of that. The first thing for them is to provide a happy safe environment for the athlete to succeed in. ""For example, there are coaches who are just the opposite. Those who have an authoritarian approach -- say for example, 'You do it my way, and this is going to be how it is, and you're not going to like it but you're going to be good.' ""What separates Guy from other coaches who are standing on the range and delivering just instruction -- and that, of course, is part of coaching -- is this: to look into the person's eyes and start to understand and learn about the student.""True golf coaching is far more about students who are human beings and inspiring them. It's knowing when they are down and bringing them back up. It's knowing when it's time to push and when not to push. It's knowing when they're up... and bringing them back down - and being aware and knowing that golf is a long journey."" -- Gregg Thorpe is Golf New Zealand's high-performance manager ""盖与其他教练不同之处在于，他会想办法去理解他的学员，并认真倾听他们的诉求。真正有效的高尔夫球教学应该是人性化的，教练应该把每个球员当成独立的个体，并想办法去激励他们的斗志。""- 格雷格-索普 （新西兰国家队领队） ""一段合作能够成功的唯一方法是真心的帮助学生达成目标。盖-威尔逊就是最好的例子。他真诚待人，将学生的目标当成首要任务，他是真心的想帮助他人。""- 大卫-尼西 （高水平运动心理师，学生有高宝璟，UFC世界冠军伊萨利尔-阿德撒雅等）"