Posted on 04/11/2010 3:14:12 AM PDT by ICAB9USA
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Okay, so I have two friends who do not like Phil Mickelson. Actually, I know quite a few people who do not like Phil Mickelson. But there are two in particular I'm thinking about today after Mickelson put on one of the greatest shows ever on a Masters Saturday. Back-to-back eagles! Almost a third eagle! A brilliant 67! A slot in the final pairing on Sunday!
Yes, I know two people who are not happy.
One of those people is a colleague who knows Mickelson a little bit (but only a little bit) and the other is a friend who doesn't know Mickelson at all. He just knows what he sees on television and reads in various places. The colleague and friend don't know each other and they're nothing like each other, but the funny thing is they dislike Mickelson for the same reason: both think he's a phony.
The "phony" charge — in sports, in politics, in life — has long interested me probably because, nine out of 10 times, it doesn't make much sense. This guy's a phony. That woman's a phony. I don't like that jerk, something phony about him. A reporter friend likes to tell the story about people he knows who, through the years, have insisted that Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden was a big, fat phony. "It's all an act with him," they would say. To which the reporter would reply: "Well, he's been doing it for 50 years so it's one hell of an act."
(Excerpt) Read more at golf.com ...
At Bowden doesn’t quote Jerimiah Wright like Tiger Woods does. The same goes for Mickelson
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I don’t know what you are saying.
Who cares? As long as he, or someone else, beats Woods.
LOL!
Interesting article. I’m fascinating by how people project themselves and their own issues onto sports figures and sports teams.
Maybe I’ll get a chance to watch a bit of the final round this afternoon.
I would recommend anyone read the book by Rick Reilly, Who's your caddy to get some insight into Phil and his family, Reilly caddied for his sister.
I still like watching Tiger over the past few days, but I do not feel the same investment in seeing him break all the records as I did in the past. Once you know the guy's a creep all the rest of his flaws that I once ignored now become more pronounced with every drive into the woods.
I like to watch Phil, but I see what some people mean about him.
Some people prefer a golfer who is absolutely ruthless, who will do anything to win. Their ideal would be someone like Tiger, if Tiger wasn’t interested in women.
Never heard of the guy. I guess he must golf. The only golfer I know is Tiger. I have not watched one single minute of the Masters. Although I gues if Tiger wins, they will have something about that on the news.
“As long as he, or someone else, beats Woods.”
Agreed!
For me, Phil appears as a slacker. Seems he plays for his own entertainment. Not to win, maybe sometimes, but just because he can.
It reminds me of the numerous unsupported allegations made on FR about any subject. lol
Envy is a powerful emotion.
He is in the top 20 of all time greats and if he had applied better course management, he'd be in the top ten, but he's a gambler and that won't change.
Slacker, not hardly.
He has always irked my last nerve. Last year he said he had to win a particular tournament for his wife because she had cancer. It seemed like exploitation to me.
I can’t even explain why he annoys me so much.
I am not a big golfer, but how does a “phony” shoot a 67 at the masters? WTF.
Hint: it isn’t bragging if you can do it
Phil’s a phoney? What does he do? Practice rounds at the local windmill course?
Go Couples! Tiger needs some big gold chains and basketball shoes.
That’s interesting. I work with many celebrities and I usually only hear that rare charge of “phony” from people who finally got to meet the “star” they’ve always admired only to be disappointed because they simply didn’t get enough attention back from their star (it’s usually just the narcissists who go through this). “They didn’t like me, so THEY’RE phony - THEY’RE to blame.”
Conversely, I became friends with a natl radio talk show host a few years ago (whom many here know). My first impression was “Wow! He’s not like his on-air personality at all! Hell, he doesn’t even SOUND the same!” He wasn’t the least bit interested in political talk, off air and his energy was different. I had to carefully make the distinction between “phony” vs. “Professional Broadcaster” who is simply a terrific and authentic person off mic.
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