“I also have great admiration for Padraig Harrington. He's a real gentleman and has climbed close to the pinnacle of golf as a three- time Major winner through constant hard work and determination.”
In the end, while golf has brought Ball some of his life’s most cherished memories it has, he says, also helped him grow as a person – once again, both on and off the course.
“Golf has taught me about determination, focus, dealing with bad breaks and never giving up,’’ says Ball. “Golf is a game built on trust and integrity, perhaps seen most recently in the professional game by the actions of Brian Davis [at the Verizon Heritage earlier this year] and Ian Poulter [at last month’s Dubai World Championship] in calling shots on themselves when in contention. Someone who cheats at golf is branded a cheat for life and there are parallels there with the reputational risks faced in business.” - MS
