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Tiger Woods gets nervous. Or so he says. Woods said on Wednesday the most nervous he's ever been was on his first drive at the 1992 Los Angeles Open at Riviera (he was playing as an amateur) and the first drive at the Greater Milwaukee Open -- the first shot of his professional career.

"That was probably the second-most nervous tee shot I've ever hit," said Woods. "The first one was when I first played in the L.A. Open. I was 16. I teed the ball up, and I was totally fine. My practice swings, no big deal. I get over the golf ball, no big deal. Look down the fairway. I take it back and the club felt like it weighed eight tons. I had exactly the same feelings at Milwaukee."

We actually have footage of that second shot, the one from Milwaukee (0:30 below). He doesn't look real concerned or nervous to me. Pipe city down the fairway about 60 yards in front of everybody else.

Woods obviously overcame the nerves of two of the bigger shots of his career and went on to thrive under future pressure. So much so that he inspired a generation of golfers to come out expecting to win golf tournaments like he did.

It's fun to hear Woods talk about the past as it relates to golf. He's seen and thought things that few other humans have seen or thought. He's also a golf nerd so he gets pretty jacked up when talking about the wonkier stuff within his game.

Storytime with Big Cat. I could do that all day.

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