“If this isn’t the definition of choking, I don’t know what is.”
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Well Franklin,
Like you said, you don’t know what choking is. If you want to know what choking is, watch Phil when he’s almost even with Tiger and hits a driver when he should hit a 3 wood or watch when Phil takes a stupid risk and ends up in the water - that’s choking. Greg Norman can do Master’s Degree courses on choking.
Playing up or down to your competition is not choking; it’s simply natural and it’s gentlemanly (womanly if you prefer, Franklin).
You miss the point of the article. Everyone around Tiger chokes, including Phil. That’s the point. Back in the day, Tour pros did not back down. They manned up, competed, and often beat Nicklaus, Palmer, or Watson. Perhaps you should read the other article “The Media’s Man-Crush on Tiger Woods”.
http://www.realmanmag.com/realmansports-mancrushtigerwoods.html
When it comes to Tiger, you don’t dare say a critical word - or produce a set of facts - men become irrationally offended due to their man-crush. It’s as if you insulted their mother.