( CNN ) -- Tiger Woods has done it all in the world of golf . He has won 14 majors , topped the world rankings for a record 623 weeks in a row and enjoyed a lifestyle which the majority of people can only dream of . But it seems that the world 's top-earning sportsman once thought about giving it all up -- to join the Navy . According to a book written by the 36-year-old 's former coach Hank Haney , Woods seriously considered quitting golf to become a Navy SEAL . SEALs are the special operations arm of the U.S. Navy , so called because of their ability to operate in the sea , in the air or on land . According to Haney , Woods became infatuated with the idea of joining the specialized force . `` Tiger was seriously considering becoming a Navy SEAL , '' read an excerpt from Haney 's forthcoming book on the website of Golf Digest . One of the magazine 's journalists helped write the book . `` I did n't know how he 'd go about it , but when he talked about it , it was clear he had a plan , '' Haney said . `` I thought , 'Wow , here is Tiger Woods , greatest athlete on the planet , maybe the greatest athlete ever , right in the middle of his prime , basically ready to leave it all behind for a military life . ' `` The book is based on the six years Haney spent as Woods ' swing coach , which ended in May 2010 after the former world No . 1 dropped out of the first round of the The Players Championship with a neck injury . Haney also revealed that in 2004 Woods went on a four-day special operations training course at Fort Bragg . `` Tiger did two tandem parachute jumps , engaged in hand-to-hand combat exercises , went on four-mile runs wearing combat boots , and did drills in a wind tunnel . Tiger loved it , but his physical therapist , Keith Kleven , went a little crazy worrying about the further damage Tiger might be doing to his left knee , '' he wrote . `` One morning I was in the kitchen when he came back from a long run around Isleworth , and I noticed he was wearing Army boots . Tiger admitted that he 'd worn the heavy shoes before on the same route . ' I beat my best time , ' he said . '' Woods ' agent Mark Steinberg rejected Haney 's claims as `` armchair psychology . '' He suggested Haney was twisting Woods ' admiration for his late father , who was in the U.S. Army special forces . `` Because of his father , it 's no secret that Tiger has always had high respect for the military , '' Steinberg said in a statement to the Orlando Sentinel . Haney also suggested Woods put pressure on himself to overhaul fellow American Jack Nicklaus ' record total of 18 wins in golf 's four major tournaments . `` He never mentioned Nicklaus ' record , but it started to weigh more heavily at every major , '' read another excerpt from `` The Big Miss . '' `` And Tiger 's actions indicated he believed he had less time to do it than everyone thought . '' Woods has not won a major since the 2008 U.S. Open , and is rebuilding his career following the scandal about his extramarital affairs which led to his divorce in 2010 .
Tiger Woods ' former agent says the golfer wanted to become a Navy SEAL . Bill Haney is releasing a book about his early years working with the 14-time major champion . Haney says former world No . 1 Woods seriously considered turning his back on the sport . Woods ' agent has denied the claims , saying he just admired his father 's military heritage .