Tiger Woods will forever be a legend in the game of golf. His icon will now forever be immortalized as he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Wednesday night.

Tiger Woods spoke at length about his humble rise to the top, facing adversity in the form of racism and financial roadblocks that he had to overcome early in his career. He revealed how it was thanks to his family taking out a second mortgage that he was ultimately able to go to college at Stanford and eventually becoming the generational golfer we all know today.

“Nothing's ever going to be given to you,” said Tiger Woods in his acceptance speech. “Everything's going to be earned. If you don't go out there and put in the work, you don't go out there and put in the effort. One you're not going to get the results. But two, more importantly you don't deserve it.”

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While Tiger Woods was vocal on needing to earn your success, he shined the spotlight on the unsung heroes behind his career in a sport mostly defined by individual accolades. The people who raised him, trained him, and stood by him during his personal scandals and injury issues all garnered mention during his acceptance speech.

“I know that golf is an individual sport,” Woods said. “We do things on our own a lot for hours on end, but in my case, I didn't get here alone. I had unbelievable parents, mentors, friends, who allowed me and supported me in the toughest times, the darkest of times, and celebrated the highest of times.”

There have been many names who came before Tiger Woods, but none rose to the globally recognized heights that he did. At his peak, Tiger Woods was golf.