"“**On the surface of the ocean there is stillness**,” the monk [[Thich Nhat Hanh]] has said of the human condition, “**but underneath there are currents**.” "So it was for [[Tiger Woods]]. This man who had become an icon for his ability to be calm and focused in moments of intense stress, a man with the physical discipline to pump the emergency brake on his 129-mile-per-hour swing if he wanted to start over, **the champion of the “stillest” of sports, was at the mercy of insatiable riptides that lurked beneath his placid demeanor**. And as any seasoned captain of the seas of life can tell you, what’s happening on the surface of the water doesn’t matter—it’s what’s going on below that will kill you." ([Location 969](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=969)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[teaching-anecdotes]], [[mindfulness]], [[bad-habits]], [[personal-values]], [[self-reflection]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]