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**Vkowefek** · 12-17-2009, 06:40 PM

Would you say the same thing about Arnold Palmer who just about set the Standard for branding himself outside of golf?
Again, to buttress his life for when there will be no more golf (any of those knee problems he has had could have killed his career) and because he was lucky enough to be a "marketable commodity" I think he was just doing what came naturally w/ his success at Golf. I truly believe his overiding Goal for playing at this point, because of and/or that is driving his ego, is to be the best ever. If making a pile of money comes w/ that then so be it. I cannot hold that against him.
So as not the be an ashey/tJd; philava/phan52 kind of thing, we can just agree to disagree at this point.

First off I'm not mad or anything. I respect your points, just having a discussion and offering counterpoints.

I'm not against making the most money you can off yourself but I think its a huge part of his life and by trying to take it from him, Its the easiest way to get back at him. Nobody needs a $100 million yacht to enjoy themselves or a $90 million complex to live in. He has that because he wants to be bigger and better then everybody.

Elin isnt some hot chick from a trailer park. Yeah she was a nanny but she's from a very rich family and would be fine if she left with 3 cents.

Tiger's first statement ever after turning pro was "hello world" which also happened to be his first marketing campaign towards establishing himself as a brand. Its hard to overlook that since day 1, most of his public life has been scripted or tailored to fit an image. While being the best golfer, everything he did was money driven and choreographed to uphold the image of him being the best.

He doesnt need that image to be the best golfer. All he has to do is go out there and play golf and it will speak for himself. He needs that image to make money. If he didnt care about the image and money, imo, he would have came out day 1 after the incident and laid it all out there. He tried to cover it all up but his squeaky clean shell is gone now and people can see the real him.

I do agree he wants to be the best ever and hold all the records but he also wants to grab as much money as he can while doing it. Thats why I orginally said he only cares about winning and money.

Golf may be 1a but money is 1b. There's no way Elin can stop him from playing golf without physically hurting him but she can definitely try to take as much money as she can.

12-17-2009, 06:40 PM	#42
Vkowefek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	Would you say the same thing about Arnold Palmer who just about set the Standard for branding himself outside of golf? Again, to buttress his life for when there will be no more golf (any of those knee problems he has had could have killed his career) and because he was lucky enough to be a "marketable commodity" I think he was just doing what came naturally w/ his success at Golf. I truly believe his overiding Goal for playing at this point, because of and/or that is driving his ego, is to be the best ever. If making a pile of money comes w/ that then so be it. I cannot hold that against him. So as not the be an ashey/tJd; philava/phan52 kind of thing, we can just agree to disagree at this point. First off I'm not mad or anything. I respect your points, just having a discussion and offering counterpoints. I'm not against making the most money you can off yourself but I think its a huge part of his life and by trying to take it from him, Its the easiest way to get back at him. Nobody needs a $100 million yacht to enjoy themselves or a $90 million complex to live in. He has that because he wants to be bigger and better then everybody. Elin isnt some hot chick from a trailer park. Yeah she was a nanny but she's from a very rich family and would be fine if she left with 3 cents. Tiger's first statement ever after turning pro was "hello world" which also happened to be his first marketing campaign towards establishing himself as a brand. Its hard to overlook that since day 1, most of his public life has been scripted or tailored to fit an image. While being the best golfer, everything he did was money driven and choreographed to uphold the image of him being the best. He doesnt need that image to be the best golfer. All he has to do is go out there and play golf and it will speak for himself. He needs that image to make money. If he didnt care about the image and money, imo, he would have came out day 1 after the incident and laid it all out there. He tried to cover it all up but his squeaky clean shell is gone now and people can see the real him. I do agree he wants to be the best ever and hold all the records but he also wants to grab as much money as he can while doing it. Thats why I orginally said he only cares about winning and money. Golf may be 1a but money is 1b. There's no way Elin can stop him from playing golf without physically hurting him but she can definitely try to take as much money as she can.
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