I need to start the fifth with fury. I also need to acknowledge that I can’t win every point. I can’t run after everything, can’t lunge for each dink and drop. I can’t go full-speed against a kid who’s still teething. He wants to be out here all night, but I have forty-five minutes of energy left, forty-five minutes of a functioning body. Or maybe

Rory's Stoic Turn After Defeat

• Rory McIlroy turned to Stoic philosophy after a crushing defeat to reset his mindset and improve his game.


• He embraced difficulty and failure as opportunities for growth rather than setbacks.