Tiger Woods Up Close And Personal

Golf Superstar Talks To Ed Bradley About Planning A Family

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Tiger took a lot of criticism from some of the golf press for changing his golf swing twice.

Woods says he changed the swing to become better. "You can always become better," he says.

"Is it difficult to be under the microscope as you are?" Bradley asked.

"It's tough at times when you have to justify each and every round. 'Well, why can't you shoot 67 every day?' I'm building something here, and it takes time," Tiger explained.

The changes have paid off. Last year he won the Masters for the fourth time, putting him on top again.

"The shot on the 16th hole that put you up in the Masters last year, some say that was one of the greatest shots of your career," Bradley remarked. "You could see it pause right on the lip. ...You didn't expect to hole that, you were just trying to get it close."

"No, no, you're trying to get the ball in, in on an area. Trying to read it somewhat correctly. And it came off like a dream," responded Woods.

Hang out with Tiger on the driving range, as Bradley and the 60 Minutes crew did one windy day, and you begin to appreciate the grace and fluidity of his swing and the athleticism he brings to the game. He has sculpted his body, putting on 25 pounds of muscle since turning pro.

Asked why a golf swing is so difficult when Tiger makes it look so easy, he replied, "So many moving parts. Your whole body's moving, and this ball is not moving. It's standing still, laughing at you."

One of the fun things Tiger can do with a golf ball -- bouncing a golf ball on the club face -- became famous in a Nike commercial.

"Some people said that that was done with computers," Bradley said.

"Yeah, it’s actually pretty funny," Tiger said. "I saw Andre Agassi catch a ball on a tennis racket, and I thought that was the coolest thing in the world. Can I do that with a golf ball? So I tried it and finally learned how to do it."

Tiger is now more than halfway toward his childhood dream of beating Jack Nicklaus' career record of 18 major championships. He recently turned 30, and many people says golfers peak in their 30s.

Asked how long he would play competitively, Tiger says the answer is easy. "When my best isn't good enough to win anymore, I'm gone. I'm racking the cue and I'm going home."

"I could never deal with the fact that, as hard as I've prepared, as hard as I concentrate and as hard as I play, I played my best and it's not good enough any more," says Tiger. "Accept reality and move on."