“I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone.” Tiger Woods*
Tiger Woods is a very smart man. He is surrounded by very smart advisors. He knows that the best thing he could do in his situation is to make a full confession and plead for forgiveness. Instead, he is risking even greater damage to his reputation by saying nothing. Something is wrong with this picture.
Tiger is the most dominant golfer of all time. He is the first billionaire athlete. His riches exceed imagination. Those facts cannot be taken away. However, his carefully crafted, squeaky clean persona was proved false last week. Ends up he has a sleazy side.
As the details emerge, I’m impressed will how well he was able to keep his secret life secret. How does one of the most visible men in the world manage to sneak around with women who are not his wife without getting caught?
“I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves”*
Tiger says he has not been true to his values. Horse feathers. He hasn’t been true to the values he knows are important but he has been true to his own values. If Tiger valued fidelity more than he valued secret sexual encounters he would have kept his putter in his pants.
We’ve learned of three women rumored to have slept with Tiger while he was married to his wife. This is not a case of a man becoming so smitten with a woman that he lost his senses. This is a case of wilful, serial unfaithfulness. So are there other women still under wraps? Is that the real reason Tiger is not talking?
“I will strive to be a better person and the husband and father that my family deserves. For all of those who have supported me over the years, I offer my profound apology.”*
No matter how this turns out, I will remain a big time fan of Tiger the golfer. His talent transcends his transgressions. It may be difficult for me to remain a fan of Tiger the great sportsman. What do you think?
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*From Tiger Woods comments on his web page Dec 2, 2009 http://bit.ly/7Gxboa
Excellent points, Doug. I agree: Tiger the golfer: Still spectacular. Tiger the man: Not so much. I’m disappointed.
Hi Pam,
I guess that`s the bottom line. Lots of us are disappointed.
Thanks for commenting!