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To: Phlap
I might be in the minority here, but I like Tiger as a phenomenon.As a man he may be an a-hole, but as a golfer no one could touch him. IF he is self destructing due to professional decline he won't be the first. Some egos can't handle not being perfect anymore and can't refocus their lives. He should just enjoy his millions and his children and bask in past glory on his estate.
If this is all due to medication, resulting from sports injury/pain, I pity him. He's said he was desperate to relieve the pain, had multiple surgeries, and is probably on serious pain meds. Should he have been driving while medicated? No, I'm sure he could afford a driver; but there's the ego again or just unexpected reaction to meds. If it's a sports related/pain/medication thing he should get just as much understanding as the regular Joes and celebrities like Prince(who is widely pitied), who need strong drugs for pain. I hope it's not a self-destructive,alcohol thing; but many burnt out stars take that route. Nothing can alter the fact that he was a spectacular phenomenon in golf, but no one stays at the top forever. I only watched to see Tiger play and the game has lost a lot without him.
76 posted on 05/30/2017 10:31:31 AM PDT by ClearBlueSky (ISLAM is the problem. ISLAM is the enemy of civilization.)
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To: ClearBlueSky

The lesson learned is that athletes have to prepare for the day when they can no longer play.


77 posted on 05/30/2017 10:34:12 AM PDT by dfwgator
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