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Woods: Longevity the key to greatness

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – It’s often difficult, if not impossible, to get a group of any significant size to agree upon the definition of greatness in sports. Some value championships, others cherish individual performances, while some lean on intangible factors like clutch, poise and leadership.

But when in doubt about a wide-ranging definition, it often helps to go to one of the largest sources of greatness of a generation.

Tiger Woods has spent more than two decades raising the bar on the word “great” in golf - if not sports, in general - often defying expectations of what is possible to accomplish with 14 clubs and a ball.