The man

Saw this ST commentary on Kenny Perry, the golfer who so nearly won the Masters last week when he led all the way to the 17th hole before the pressure got to him and allowed Angel Cabrera to force a playoff. He subsequently lost.

"He agreed that, at 48, he is never likely to get this close to the big one again. He choked, and he admitted it. 'Great players make it happen,' he said to the camera. 'And your average players don't. That's the way it is. I just didnt get the job done, again.' " - The Straits Time, Apr 18, 2009

"Im not getting there," he said. "If this is the worse thing that happens in my life, then my life's pretty good. It really is. I have got my Mum struggling with cancer, my dad's struggle with his heart. I have got alot of people hurting right now, and here i am playing golf for a living and having the time of my life. So Im not thinking poor me...Pity me? Hey i fought hard and I was proud of the way I hung in there. I never said I was a superstar."

When you come home feeling lousy about how your exam went and you read about someone like him, do you still dare to wallow in self-pity? You are right Perry, my life's pretty good if this is ever the worse that can happen to me. I have people whom i matter to, friends who care, a good future ahead, and many other things going for me.

The alphabets on your transcript doesn't indicate your self-worth, the lifes you have impacted and how many people whom you matter to.

Thanks friends, those who kept me in prayer. Thanks Q, for meeting me on the bus, disrupting my quiet time and praying for me.

Thanks, Perry, for your wisdom.

You lost, but my guess is, you won yourself alot of respect.