Tom Freidman has a wonderful column in the NYT this morning on Tom Watson's recent performance in the British Open. The 59 year old Watson, paunch, hip replacement and all, beat out a spate of much younger golfers to almost win the tournament. In doing so, he gave hope to all of us who are unwilling to give in to t he limitations of late middle age, at least without one helluva fight.As someone who is fighting some of those limitations and health issues, it is incredibly heartening to see examples of those who do not want to retire and reminisce on past glories. So maybe, in Freidman's words, 59 really is the new 30, if we want it bad enough.
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