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**TheDoctor** · 05-03-2010, 12:20 AM

I agree with everything you've written except for "E".

First of all, I "get" Tiger and I get all of the competitive stuff and I fully understand frustration. One of the things I like about Tiger is that he doesn't hide his emotions and he's not afraid to let them fly and I'm the same way myself.

That said, I do believe that lately, Tiger's outbursts seem to be somewhat staged or in some ways more of a "poor me" type of thing than a genuine reaction to what just happened. He seems overly dramatic and it seems to happen more profoundly when he's shot himself out of contention and thus seems to use these outbursts to keep the attention focused on himself despite his distant place on the leaderboard. That just seems too much like pouting rather than a man driving himself to do better.

Maybe some of that was related to what he knew was going on in his life (before everyone else did) and if so, I understand where that comes from. But overall, the club slamming act is getting old and I think it's time to grow up a bit.

Other than that, I don't have a single issue with Tiger or what he's done or why he did it because THAT part of who he is, is none of my business and none of my concern.

-JP

Good stuff. And, yeah, I can concede that not everything Tiger does on the course I like either. But, he is human and prone to screw up and do stupid things just like the rest of us.

With all the popularity of Tiger and everyone following his every shot and move on the course, anything remotely "controversial" he does is going to be shown and talked about. That part of all his fame works against him.

If golfer John Doe, who no one has ever heard of, throws a club or acts out a bit, does anyone know about it? Much less talk about it? Of course not.

I'm not an apologizer for Tiger. Like I said, I don't necessarily like EVERYTHING the guy does, but I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and/or excuse some of his behavior a little more often than some other people. I would rather see some bad sides of having a little competitive fire than a guy going out there just playing for a check.

My goodness. He's arguably the biggest sports figure since Michael Jordan. With that comes the fame and fortune, but extra scrutiny as well.

Throw in the folks who will never like Tiger no matter what based on "what" he is. (You know what I'm talking about)

05-03-2010, 12:20 AM	#29
TheDoctor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	I agree with everything you've written except for "E". First of all, I "get" Tiger and I get all of the competitive stuff and I fully understand frustration. One of the things I like about Tiger is that he doesn't hide his emotions and he's not afraid to let them fly and I'm the same way myself. That said, I do believe that lately, Tiger's outbursts seem to be somewhat staged or in some ways more of a "poor me" type of thing than a genuine reaction to what just happened. He seems overly dramatic and it seems to happen more profoundly when he's shot himself out of contention and thus seems to use these outbursts to keep the attention focused on himself despite his distant place on the leaderboard. That just seems too much like pouting rather than a man driving himself to do better. Maybe some of that was related to what he knew was going on in his life (before everyone else did) and if so, I understand where that comes from. But overall, the club slamming act is getting old and I think it's time to grow up a bit. Other than that, I don't have a single issue with Tiger or what he's done or why he did it because THAT part of who he is, is none of my business and none of my concern. -JP Good stuff. And, yeah, I can concede that not everything Tiger does on the course I like either. But, he is human and prone to screw up and do stupid things just like the rest of us. With all the popularity of Tiger and everyone following his every shot and move on the course, anything remotely "controversial" he does is going to be shown and talked about. That part of all his fame works against him. If golfer John Doe, who no one has ever heard of, throws a club or acts out a bit, does anyone know about it? Much less talk about it? Of course not. I'm not an apologizer for Tiger. Like I said, I don't necessarily like EVERYTHING the guy does, but I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and/or excuse some of his behavior a little more often than some other people. I would rather see some bad sides of having a little competitive fire than a guy going out there just playing for a check. My goodness. He's arguably the biggest sports figure since Michael Jordan. With that comes the fame and fortune, but extra scrutiny as well. Throw in the folks who will never like Tiger no matter what based on "what" he is. (You know what I'm talking about)
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