Gary Player, wanda kuma aka sani da "The Black Knight" saboda sa hannun sa baƙar tufafi, yana ɗaya daga cikin manyan 'yan wasan golf mafi girma kuma mafi nasara a kowane lokaci. Dan wasan na Afirka ta Kudu ya lashe manyan kambuna tara, shi ne dan wasa na farko da ba Ba-Amurke ba da ya kammala "Career Grand Slam," kuma ya yi aiki da ya shafe fiye da shekaru sittin. Dan wasan ba wai kawai majagaba ne na wasan golf na duniya ba, har ma ya kasance mai goyan bayan motsa jiki da lafiya, wanda ya taimaka masa ya ci gaba da taka rawar gani a matsayi mai girma ko da ya girma. A cikin wannan labarin, mun shiga cikin aikin Gary Player, salon wasansa na musamman, tasirinsa a duniyar golf da kuma madawwamin gado.
Shekarun Farko da Cigaba
An haifi Gary Player a ranar 1 ga Nuwamba, 1935 a Johannesburg, Afirka ta Kudu. Ko da yake ya girma a cikin yanayi mai sauƙi, ya haɓaka son wasan golf tun yana ƙarami. Mahaifin dan wasan, wanda ya yi aiki a wurin hakar zinare, ya tanadi kudi don aika dansa zuwa makarantar koyar da wasan golf. Wannan ya zama babban saka hannun jari a rayuwar matashin Dan wasan.
A cikin 1953, yana ɗan shekara 17, Player ya zama ƙwararren ɗan wasan golf. Ci gabansa ya zo ne a cikin 1959, lokacin da ya ci gasar British Open, na farko a cikin Majors tara, yana da shekaru 24. Wannan shi ne farkon dogon aiki kuma mai nasara wanda zai ba shi shahara a duniya.
Sana'ar Gary Player
Aikin Gary Player mai ban sha'awa ya haɗa da manyan nasarori tara:
- Sau 3 a buɗe na Burtaniya (1959, 1968, 1974)
- Sau 3 Gasar Masters (1961, 1974, 1978)
- 2 sau PGA Championship (1962, 1972)
- 1 lokaci US Open (1965)
A cikin 1965, dan wasan ya kammala "Sana'a Grand Slam" ta hanyar lashe US Open, ya zama dan wasan golf na biyar a tarihi don cim ma wannan nasara. Shi ne Ba-Amurke na farko da ya cimma wannan, wanda ya sa ya zama gwarzon wasan golf na duniya.
Abin da ya sa Gary Player ya zama na musamman shi ne ba wai kawai ya iya taka rawar gani a matakin koli ba, har ma da sadaukarwar da ya yi a wasannin duniya. Dan wasan ya yi tafiya fiye da kowane ɗan wasan golf kuma ya ci gasa a kowane sasanninta na duniya. Nasarar da ya samu a duk duniya ya sa wasan golf ya zama sananne a wajen Amurka, musamman a Turai, Afirka da Asiya.
Salon Playstyle da Ƙirƙiri
Ɗaya daga cikin manyan fasalulluka na Gary Player shine ƙarfin ƙarfinsa na ban mamaki. Dan wasan ya kasance majagaba na horar da jiki a wasan golf, al'amarin da yawancin mutanen zamaninsa suka yi watsi da shi a lokacin. Ya yi imani sosai cewa ƙarfin jiki da juriya suna da mahimmanci kamar ƙwarewar fasaha. Wannan ya tabbatar da cewa har yanzu zai iya taka leda a matakin mafi girma har zuwa arba'in da hamsin.
Mai kunnawa yana da ƙaƙƙarfan jujjuyawar juzu'i, yana mai da shi abin dogaro na musamman a kowane yanayi. An san shi da daidaito da kuma ikon yin wasa da dabaru, koyaushe yana amfani da hanya da iska don amfaninsa. Gajeren wasansa kuma ya kasance daya daga cikin mafi kyau a tarihin wasanni, kuma ya yi fice a cikin mawuyacin yanayi a kusa da kore.
Baya ga fasaha na fasaha, Playeran wasan ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin ƙwararrun ƴan wasa a yawon buɗe ido. An san shi da azama da ruhin fada. Taken sa shi ne "Nasara ba ta zo da sauki", kuma hakan ya bayyana a tsarinsa na wasan. Ko da a cikin babban matsin lamba, dan wasan ya kasance cikin natsuwa da azama, wanda ya lashe gasar gasa ba adadi.
Tasirinsa akan Golf International
Ana ɗaukar Gary Player a matsayin ɗan wasan golf na farko na gaskiya. A lokacin da Amurkawa ke mamaye da golf sosai, dan wasan ya yi fice a duniya. Ya zagaya duniya kuma ya buga gasa a kasashe masu nisa, inda ya jawo hankalin golf sosai a yankunan da a baya ba a san wasan ba. Mai kunnawa yana da mahimmanci ga haɓakar gasar duniya kuma ya taimaka buɗe kofa ga sauran 'yan wasan golf waɗanda ba Amurkawa ba don samun nasara a matakin mafi girma.
Wasan da ya yi a gasar Biritaniya na da mahimmanci musamman, domin an dade ana ganin wannan gasa a matsayin daya daga cikin 'yan tsiraru na kasa da kasa. Ta hanyar lashe gasar British Open sau uku, dan wasan ya tabbatar da matsayinsa na tauraron wasan golf na duniya kuma ya zaburarwa matasa da yawa daga cikin 'yan wasan golf a Turai, Afirka ta Kudu, Australia da sauran kasashe yin mafarkin samun nasara a fagen duniya.
Dangantaka Da Masu Zamaninsa
A tsawon rayuwarsa, Gary Player yana da kishiyoyin almara da 'yan wasa irin su Jack Nicklaus en Arnold palmer. Tare ya kafa abin da aka fi sani da "Big Three" na golf a cikin 60s da 70s.
Kodayake Nicklaus da Palmer sun ci manyan gasa sau da yawa, dan wasan ya bambanta kansa ta hanyar nasarorin da ya samu a duniya da matsayinsa na jakadan wasanni. An sami mutunta juna sosai tsakanin "Big Three," da kuma fafatawa a tsakaninsu, a ciki da waje, sun taimaka wajen daukaka wasan golf zuwa wani yanayi na duniya.
Aikin 'Yan Wasa Daga Koyarwar Golf
Baya ga nasarar da ya samu a fagen wasan golf, Gary Player ya kuma yi tasiri sosai a matsayin mai tsara wasan golf. Ya tsara darussan golf sama da 400 a duk duniya, galibi tare da mai da hankali kan dorewa da amfani da yanayin yanayi. Za a iya samun ƙirarsa a duk sassan duniya, daga Amurka zuwa Asiya da Afirka.
Bugu da kari, Player ya kuma sadaukar da kansa ga sadaka. Gidauniyar Gary Player Foundation ta tara miliyoyin daloli ga yara marasa galihu, da nufin inganta ilimi da wasanni. Wannan aiki na taimakon jama'a ya ba shi babban girmamawa tare da tabbatar da abin da ya bari a wajen wasanni.
The Black Knight da Gadonsa
Laƙabin Gary Player, “The Black Knight,” ya samu kwarin gwiwa ne ta al’adarsa ta sa baki koyaushe a lokacin wasa. Wannan sunan laƙabi yana nuna azancinsa, horo da ruhinsa na yaƙi akan filin wasan golf. Ya zama daya daga cikin fitattun fitattun mutane a cikin wasanni kuma bayyanarsa da halayensa sun sanya shi zama sananne a cikin duniyar golf.
Gadon mai kunnawa ya zarce tsararraki masu yawa na 'yan wasan golf. Ba wai kawai ya zaburar da 'yan wasa irin su Ernie Els da Retief Goosen ba, har ma yana da tasiri mai dorewa a kan 'yan wasan golf a duniya, musamman a kasashe masu tasowa kamar Afirka ta Kudu da Asiya. Ƙaunar da ya yi don dacewa da kuma ƙarfin tunani ya ci gaba da zama misali ga matasa 'yan wasan golf masu burin kaiwa saman.
Kammalawa
Gudunmawar Gary Player ga wasan golf da ƙyar ba za a iya kima ba. Daya daga cikin ’yan wasan golf da suka fi samun nasara da tasiri a tarihin wasanni, ba wai kawai ya lashe gasa da yawa ba har ma ya shahara a duniya. Yunkurin da ya yi na motsa jiki, da dabarun wasansa da kuma jajircewarsa na bayar da agaji sun ba shi matsayi mai ɗorewa a tarihin wasanni. Mai kunnawa ya wuce babban zakara kawai; shi majagaba ne wanda ya ɗauki wasan golf zuwa wani sabon matakin.
