A phenomenal junior career that saw Mickelson capture 34 San Diego County titles, followed by an amateur career highlighted by three NCAA Championships, a U.S. Amateur title and a win on the PGA TOUR's Northern Telecom Open as a collegian.

Mickelson continues his success on fairways and greens as a professional becoming one of only four players to win more than a dozen times in the 1990's. Other than 1999, the year his daughter was born, Mickelson has captured at least one victory on the PGA TOUR in every full season as a professional.

Phil Mickelson is a very well-known professional golfer. His fun personality and family-man image has made him a favorite of many golf fans. Over the course of his career, he has accomplished 31 PGA tour wins, and reached a career high of second place in the world rankings multiple times. To learn more, check out the following paragraphs.

Phil Mickelson was born in San Diego, California on June 16, 1970. Nicknamed "lefty" for his left-handed swing, Phil was a golfer from the very start. At the age three, he tried to run away when his parents wouldn't allow him to join his father on the course for a game of golf. At the age of four, he played his first round of golf and cried while approaching the 18th hole, knowing that the game would soon be over.

Graduating from University of San Diego High School (a catholic prep school) with a golf scholarship, Mickelson went on to attend Arizona State. While there, he quickly became the face of amateur golf, winning three NCAA championships and the U.S. Amateur title-the first left-handed golfer to do it. He also won his first PGA tournament in 1991 while still an amateur.

In 2004, Phil Mickelson finally won a major championship at the Masters. He won the Masters again in 2006. Through an illustrious career of wins, Mickelson has done his best to uphold the rich traditions of the game of golf. Phil and his wife, Amy, were married on November 16, 1996 and they now have three children.

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I have been a fan of Phil Mickelson's for a very long time. He's one of those golfers that I've pulled for for years and have always assumed he was a nice guy considering how polite and nice he seems on television. Back in 2004, I was at the Masters on Sunday when he won his first Masters title. My wife and I were positioned to the left of the tee on #10, and after Phil teed off, he walked down the left side of the fairway passing directly by us.

We both smiled and gave him a "Go Phil", and he did something that many professional athletes don't do, he smiled, tipped his hat and said, "Thank you and thanks for coming out." That may not sound like much, but try that same scenario with many other professional athletes while they're in the heat of the battle, and you're more likely to get ignored, glared at, or at best, a quick nod.

But, one nice "thank you" does not necessarily mean that the real Phil Mickelson is a nice guy. It means he's polite and respects the fact that the fans are as much a part of a golf tournament as he is.

What does make him a nice guy is a story I read in a recent edition of Golf World magazine. The title of the article was, "Conrad Dobler's Favorite Golfer." Unless you are a die-hard historian of professional football, you probably have never heard of Dobler... Neither had I until I read this article. Conrad was once called the "dirtiest player in the NFL".

Because NFL players of the distant past did not make that much money, and the NFL's disability plan doesn't amount to much, Conrad lives a nice, but not too extravagant lifestyle considering he's had numerous surgeries on both knees. But, Conrad's entire life changed back on July 4, 2001. He and his wife Joy and their six children were relaxing while waiting for friends to come over for the holiday. His wife Joy was in their hammock and accidentally fell out of the hammock and couldn't feel anything. She's been a quadriplegic ever since. After numerous surgeries, doctor visits, etc., Conrad has had to downsize and sell almost all of his assets to keep the family afloat while paying for Joy's rehabilitation.

Enter Phil Mickelson. Phil's lawyer, Glenn Cohen, called Conrad up one day and told him that Phil had become aware of his situation and wanted to pay for his daughter Holli's college education. Conrad couldn't believe it because he had never met Phil and still hasn't to this day. Conrad asked Cohen why Phil was doing this, and his response was, "Because he can."

Phil does stay in touch with Holli who is now a sophomore at Miami of Ohio. She waits tables and has a heavy load of classes and currently has a 3.8 GPA. The first year, Phil sent $20,000, and he has promised cost of living increases every year promising $22,000 and then $24,000.

This random act of kindness by Phil has changed the lives of more than just Holli. It has made Conrad a better person, and it's given Joy the will to walk again. She's already made great strides and hopes to one day get out of the wheelchair for good. Phil has invited the entire family to the Memorial Tournament in May, and the family can't wait to meet him in person. As Joy says, "If there's anything he's missing in his life, it's a set of wings. He's an angel. And if I can when I see him for the first time, I'm going to go up and give him a big hug."

BECAUSE HE CAN! That is the real Phil Mickelson.

To me, this story embodies what it means to be successful. Being successful means having the ability to help others "because you can." There are so many people who could help others, but they choose not to. I'd like to challenge you to look for areas in your everyday life where you can perform a random act of kindness. You'll be surprised how many situations come up where you can help....

Good luck and make it a great day!

J. Anthony has been writing and blogging online for over five years. He primarily focuses on the positive things in life through his blog, PositivePelham.com as well as the not so serious aspects of life with his blog FunnyVideooftheDay.net He also owns Single Golfers on the Net the internet's premier online dating community for single golfers worldwide.

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