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PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles starting right guard Brandon Brooks revealed on Wednesday that he was recently diagnosed with anxiety.Brooks missed two of the past three games as a result of an illness that in each instance set in on the morning of the game.What I mean by anxiety condition, not nervousness or fear of the game, he said at his locker stall after Wednesdays practice. I have like an obsession with the game. Its an unhealthy obsession right now, and Im working with team doctors and things to get everything straightened out and getting the help that I needed.Brooks said that he sought help after realizing that he couldnt defeat it myself after his first absence on Nov. 28 against the Green Bay Packers.Brooks has started to take medication after his diagnosis. It takes time for it to build up in the system, he explained, which is why he still fell ill last week before the Washington Redskins game. He said the illness hasnt been exclusive to game days; its just that other bouts have gone unnoticed.Brooks, who signed a five-year, $40 million contract with the Eagles in free agency this past offseason, missed two games with similar symptoms while a member of the Houston Texans. He wakes up sick around 4 or 5 in the morning, he says, and vomits uncontrollably. It lasts a full 24 hours.For the longest [time], I thought it was an ulcer. I thought it was something physical in my stomach, said Brooks when asked why he is just now having this diagnosed. So I didnt know it could possibly be something else. I would get sick once, maybe twice a year.Brooks told his teammates immediately and says they have rallied around me. He mentioned talking with a psychologist or psychiatrist as possible method to go along with taking medication.Well, one, Im an honest guy, and Im going to tell you whats going on, he said, when asked why he has decided to go public with what is ailing him. 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The medal ceremony is what its all about, really.This was why the 36-year-old Englishman circled the Rio Games on his calendar all along, even as some of the biggest names in golf began pulling out. Rose came to Rio to watch, and to win.And when his turn came Sunday, he delivered a gold-medal performance worthy of a 112-year wait.The final round was so tense that no one led by more than one shot until Rose hit a 40-yard pitch to 3 feet, a shot every bit as significant as the 4-iron from 229 yards on the 18th hole at Merion when he won the 2013 U.S. Open.The birdie gave him a 4-under 67 and a two-shot victory over Henrik Stenson to win golfs first gold medal since 1904 in St. Louis.Matt Kuchar of the United States closed with a 63 to win the bronze.How big was golf in the Olympics?Ive never been so happy with a third-place finish in my life, Kuchar said.And then there was Rose.As the final putt fell into the cup, he thrust his fist into the air and popped the British crest on his shirt before turning to embrace Stenson. He raised both arms, pumped his fist again and took a bow.The reality is incredible. The reality hasnt sunk in, Rose said. The whole week, Ive been so focused. Ive been so into it. Ive been up for it. Ive been just so determined, I suppose, to represent Team GB as best as I could. And it was just the most magical week.Stenson already faced one duel this summer at Royal Troon to win the British Open with the lowest score in major championship history. Deep in the round, the Swede said his spine locked up on him. He was stretching on all fours on the 13th and a physiotherapist worked on him at the 14th, where a poor chip cost him the lead. Stenson kept firing away, however, tying Rose with a pitch to 4 feet for birdie on the 16th.They were tied coming to the final hole, fans lining both sides of the fairway, exactly the moment and atmosphere golf needed to make a good impression on the International Olympic Committee.Stenssons pitch from 50 yards came up short, just over 20 feet away, and then Rose delivered what amounted to the winner.dddddddddddd Knowing that Rose was in tight for birdie, Stenson rammed his birdie putt some 7 feet by the cup and missed the par putt, giving him a 3-under 68.He made a birdie and I didnt, and thats why hes got a gold medal and I got a silver, Stenson said.Its not nearly as valuable as his silver claret jug from Royal Troon, but still special.We said that all along in the Olympics, youve got some pretty good consolation prizes, Stenson said.Rose is the first gold medalist in golf since George Lyon of Canada won against a field of mostly Americans.Golf organizations lobbied hard to get the sport back into the Olympics, only for some of the biggest stars -- including the top four in the world -- to withdraw in the month leading up to the Rio Games for reasons that ranged from fears over the Zika virus to security.Padraig Harrington referred to them as sheep for following each other out of Olympics. The 60 players who came, dressed in their country colors and team bags -- and three medals at the end of the week -- showed what the absentees were missing.This is one of the greatest golf trips Ive ever been on, said Bubba Watson, who had planned to stay in private housing until moving into the Olympic Village on Tuesday because he didnt want to miss out on the experience.Even better was seeing a teammate make his way to the medal stand.Were asked to play for our country and he pulled us through today, Watson said. Im so proud he got the bronze.The lasting memory of golfs return was Rose and Stenson going toe-to-toe for more than five hours before a sellout crowd (capped at 12,000 tickets), neither with more than a one-stroke advantage until it was over. And there was Rose at the end, wildly pumping fists as British fans waved the Union Jack around the 18th green.He won the U.S. Open at Merion three years ago. Rose said he always wanted his career to be remembered for multiple majors.But lets just call it major champion and Olympic gold medalist, Rose said. Id be a very, very happy man. ' ' '