Bjorn opens up about battle with depression in new book

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Thomas Bjorn opened up about his battle with depression in a new book he co-authored with Michael Calvin called “Mind Game: The Secrets of Golf’s Winners.”

In a recent interview with The Guardian, the 48-year-old Bjorn revealed that he’s dealt with psychological trauma throughout his golf career and that he was close to giving up golf because of it.

“In the end it’s almost like I didn’t want to get up in the morning,” Bjorn said. “This happens because the problems you see in your head are so much bigger than they are in reality. They take over your mind. You can ask all the people in the world but in the end, if your mind doesn’t respond, all of that is just noise. You need to…