Tiger Woods’ Caddie Reveals the Disturbing Truth Behind His Obsession With Winning
Steve Williams is a renowned caddie who worked alongside Tiger Woods, playing a crucial role in some of his most iconic victories. With years of experience in the world of professional golf, Steve gained deep insights into the mental and physical aspects of high-level competition.
In this episode, Jake speaks with Steve to dive into the powerful lessons he’s learned throughout his career, from his time with Tiger Woods to his personal journey. Steve reveals how setting both big and small goals helped him and Tiger stay driven and focused on their quest for greatness.
Steve also opens up about his approach to overcoming mental pressure, explaining how practicing under intense conditions builds the mental toughness needed to perform when it matters most. His perspective on navigating pressure provides valuable insights for athletes and anyone facing challenges in life.
This episode offers a candid look at the journey of striving for excellence, whether in sports or personal life and the lessons learned along the way.
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📕 Chapters
00:00 Introduction: The Pressure of Golf Tournaments
01:57 Insights into Tiger Woods’ Practice and Strategy
04:00 The Role of a Caddy: More Than Just Carrying Clubs
06:40 The Intensity and Goals of Tiger Woods
09:39 Tiger Woods’ Practice Regimen and Mental Toughness
12:04 The Mental Game: Tiger Woods’ Focus and Determination
17:43 The Importance of Mental Strength in Golf
25:51 Mental Toughness and Tiger Woods
26:11 Importance of Nutrition
27:06 Tiger’s Focus and Determination
29:36 Role of Doubt in Professional Sports
30:05 Lessons from Jack Nicklaus
31:52 Tiger’s Drive to Eclipse Jack’s Record
32:32 Tiger’s Career & Comeback
34:32 The Split with Tiger Woods
40:08 The Unique Role of a Caddie
42:33 Greatest Moments and Reflections
44:36 Quickfire Questions and Final Thoughts
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Honestly, great job to you, while this dude is a compelling person that had a compelling job, I feel like he didn’t have a WHOLE lot to say. So (at least it seemed to me) the things that were revealed, you worked your butt off to pull out of him. So good for you bud.
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At his height, Steve Williams was the highest paid sportsman in New Zealand. And he didn't even play the sport!
Excellent podcast today . Glad to have caught it .
Stevie could still do a job with my boy Rory, get him to 10 majors I believe.
Jake, you have some fantastic guests and the potential for really powerful conversations. But one thing I find with a lot of the episodes is that they often feel more like interviews than genuine conversations. A guest will share something meaningful or insightful, and instead of digging deeper or reacting personally, you move straight to the next question. It feels a bit pre-planned, which sometimes stops the chat from going off-piste into more unexpected, authentic territory. Those tangents are often where the gold is — where we get to hear things we’ve never heard before from your guests. I’d love to see more space for that natural flow.
I appreciate how honest Steve has always been in regards to his former boss. It would be so easy to shit on Tiger because thats what most people want to hear. The fact that he has never talked shit about him not once in any interview I have ever seen personally paint him as a stand up guy. My guess is Tiger holds Steve in the highest regards out of all the people he has worked with. I personally have no reason to not believe anything that comes out of Steve's mouth about Tiger as he could have easily cashed in since Tiger fired him and he has not even hinted at anything. You can bet Steve saw things in all his time around Tiger that the golfing press would get a hard on for him to reveal yet anyone who know anything about him knows he would never disparage Tiger ever. Steve was smart with his money so no chance he ever finds himself broke but my bet is even if he did he lost everything he owns he wouldn't speak one word of gossip about Tiger Woods ever. I dont care who you are you have to respect a man like that. Steve Williams is that rare dude you could actually trust with all your secretes and never loose any sleep worrying about them ever coming out. Thats super rare especially in todays social media world. I hope that Tiger and Steve someday get some time together to reflect on exactly what they did together. Yeah Tiger hit the shots and Stevie just carried his culbs but I bet Tiger would tell you that a few of his wins were due in part to Steve being on his bag. I wish Steve would open up on the fun stuff like biggest bets and who Tiger enjoyed needling the most. I would give anything to know how he really felt about lefty. Something tells me Tiger took great pleasure taking so many wins away for Phil. I would love to hear what he told Steve regarding beating down Phil so often.
You're a stand up guy Steve 💪
If he kept it in his pants– he would have a lot more $$$$.
I still can’t get past the terrible
Interview he gave about Tiger. He should have kept that to himself. Like Tiger said, I wanted to play in all those majors too, but was injured. He shouldn’t have caddied for another golfer and he definitely shouldn’t have talked negatively about his DADDY 👍🏻