For all who enjoyed his game and the excitement he brought to the tour and the industry, this is a bit heartbreaking. It's about a man without a life who so many thought had the perfect one; at least for a while.
for later
His heart has a God shaped space that hasn’t been filled
Great article. I would not have said it before reading this - I have always thought he would squeeze in one more major at least - but Tiger is finished as a force on tour. He’ll make some mainly ceremonial starts but that’s it.
I couldn’t read the entire article this morning as it is so long and I am busy. Seems to me there is no “there” there as far as Tiger is concerned. The greatest golfer of his era appears to not have a life outside golf.
His body broke down, it happens to all of us at some point. The fact that he eschews the limelight raises him in my estimation. He was a joy to watch when he was on top of his game, his desire for privacy is understandable, at least to this hermit.
Very good article... Thank you for posting.
Unusual about the headstone...
Reminds me of SELFRIDGE, my latest favorite TV show.
I have seen his boat twice, always tied up.
Everybody knows and makes note of “Privacy.”
Ride on, Bay.
Tiger’s workout regimen was brutal. The connective tissue in an athlete’s joints only has so many reps available in a lifetime, like tires on a car. Not a surprise that he would begin to have a decline.
I didn’t read the article - only the opening salvo. I live near the marina mentioned. Tiger is around a bit. A golf pro friend of mine saw Tiger 10 days ago. Tiger is hitting balls at full speed and looks better than all the doomsayers say. We will see.
...as a boy on the Mike Douglas Show.
-PJ
All know is it would be one hellava party if Charlie Sheen & Tiger Woods threw a ho-down.
Unlike most athletes, Tiger has a second chance for his career in the form of the Senior Tour. That is, if he can get his personal life back together.
This is the worst accusation I’ve ever seen about Tiger Woods:
Maureen Decker was Tiger Woods’ kindergarten teacher at Cerritos Elementary School in Anaheim, California from 1981 to 1982, from Tigers first day in kindergarten to his last. Ms. Decker, now age 69, was and is a widely admired and respected teacher who has taught pupils in grades k-4 for approximately 24 years.
Ms. Decker remembers Tiger Woods very well because of his cute smile and big glasses. Also, she remembers him as being intense and a perfectionist even at that young age. He interacted very well with other students.
Ms. Decker was therefore shocked when she first learned sometime ago of Tiger Woods’ statement alleging that he was the victim of an alleged shocking, violent, racial attack on him the first day of kindergarten.
Ms. Decker who has devoted her life to teaching young children, was mystified as to why Tiger would make such a serious and explosive allegation.
In “Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?” Tiger is quoted as saying “I became aware of my racial identity on my first day of school, on my first day of kindergarten. A group of sixth graders tied me to a tree, spray-painted the word ‘nigger’ on me, and threw rocks at me. That was my first day of school. And the teacher really didn’t do much of anything. I used to live across the street from school and kind of down the way a little bit. The teacher said, ‘Okay, just go home.’ So I had to outrun all these kids going home, which I was able to do. It was certainly an eye-opening experience, you know, being five years old. We were the only minority family in all of Cypress, California.”
Ms. Decker believes that no such incident ever occurred to Tiger Woods on the first day of class while he was under her care as a kindergarten pupil. Neither Tiger nor his parents nor anyone ever reported the alleged racial incident to her or the administration.
His life fell apart when his father died. The way it fell apart was a bit odd and necessitated the rather long article to tell it but that’s basically what happened.
Not a golfer or a golf fan, not a Tiger Woods fan. But that was a great article. Thanks for posting.
When the fall comes, oh please let it be slow
Don't let us come down, come down before we even know;
Sliding so fast, we can't even stop
We still have a chance if we go down slow.
Lighting man, when you bring the lights down,
Can you take'em down real easy?
Lighting man, can you hear me up there,
Please bring those lights down easy."
-- Yoko Narahashi, "Lighting Man"
Very interesting article. Thanks for posting.
Homes of the Rich and Famous
https://spydersden.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/some-homes-of-the-rich-and-famous/
In a single person sport such as golf, I can not comprehend the amount of pressure Woods was forced to endure day after day, tournament after tournament when he was expected to win each and every time.
I had played golf all my life and was never good at it. I finally gave it up back in 1998 when I realized that I could never control my emotions on the course......
There was another pro golfer (I forget his name) back in the early 90's who was #1 in the world several years in a row who lost the mental confidence and totally self destructed, failing to even qualify in tournament after tournament after his final win........