Fear of failure kills efforts

"No matter how hard you work for success, if your thought is saturated with the fear of failure, it will kill your efforts, neutralize your endeavours and make success impossible." ~ Baudjuin
Gary Player is a legend; the most successful international golfer of all times. He is renowned as much for his dedication to the principles of excellence as he is for his golfing accomplishments. (Extract from his biography).

He won the British Open three times (1959, 1968, 1974), the Masters three times (1961, 1974, 1978), the PGA twice (1962, 1972), and the U.S. Open once (1965).

His famous quote, “The more I practise, the better I get,” is testimony to his dedication. Evidently he lost a tournament or two, but he never lost his enthusiasm and he learnt from his mistakes.