"It would be nice to get back there because obviously it meant that as far as I had dropped, to build my way back up to this point, I've had some wins, I've had some very high finishes, I've been consistent, " said Woods, who dropped as low as 58th following his well-publicized divorce and injury problems.

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It is not as simple as encouraging patients to build muscle back up on their own, though.

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He has taken a big gamble with the tour: after such a build-up, it would be hard for him go back to Chiapas empty-handed.

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It is also thought that he was poorly exercised and will need to build up the muscles in his back legs and learn to walk normally again.

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It's the result of discipline and hard work in training, just as the laid-back build-up to the final is a direct function of the team ethic: Guardiola trusts his players precisely because they're not the kind to party to excess or do anything else embarrassing.

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