Blind belief: Woods offers example for Folau

Tiger Woods and Israel Folau are extraordinary, almost once-in-a-lifetime sports superstars. Each resonates the sublime physical grace that epitomises great athletes and dancers. Each is a relentless competitor. Woods, especially after Sunday’s miraculous return to the podium after an 11-year absence may be more widely known as Folau plies his trade in the relative backwater of Australian rugby.

They have more in common than prodigious talent — each faced challenges that could end their careers. At one stage, Woods’ personal life would have enraged fans and sponsors. He endured a litany of surgeries that at one point meant he could barely walk much less play golf.