AUGUSTA, GA – APRIL 13: Bubba Watson of the United States poses with the green jacket after winning the 2014 Masters Tournament by a three-stroke margin at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2014 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

Golf may be one of the most mental sports out there, but even the best golfers in the world are not invincible when it comes to mental struggles. Bubba Watson recently opened up about his own internal demons that cause him problems, showing us all there is a human side to him.

“I have a lot of mental issues that I just am so fearful of things, which I shouldn’t be, right?” Watson said in an interview with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes. “Scared of heights. Scared of buildings falling on me. Scared of the dark. Scared of crowds. Those are my biggest issues.”

Oh, so his fears are more real life than on the green terrors? It sounds like he gets nervous in big crowds, and who can blame him with so many people out there with bad body odors and a lack of appreciation for one’s personal space, right?

“I’m just scared of people,” Watson said. “It’s just — in general.”

Again, considering some of the people out there, who can blame you, Bubba?

Golf is a good way to release that tension though, and perhaps that is why Watson has had such a successful professional golf career.

“Well, so– with– with me, I gotta get my anger out,” he said. “Don’t let it linger. Just get it out. And Teddy knows. Teddy’ll– he always jokes, ‘Ten seconds. Give Bubba 10 seconds, he’s good.’”

It sounds like Watson wants to let people know what drives him and what bothers him, which is always kind of refreshing to see from professional athletes. We do not always get a good inside look at the man behind the athlete, and Watson’s interview for 60 Minutes helps take a look behind the curtain for Watson. Whether this changes his image or not remaisn to be seen, but at least we know he is afraid of the dark. We’ve all been there at one point in life, right?

[Larry Brown Sports]

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