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I'm trying not to follow this story too closely, but am feeling sorry for the people that have looked up to him as a role model. It will be interesting to see what unfolds in this controversy over the next weeks and months.
Some humor has been passed around my office at least:
What's the difference between an SUV and a golfball?
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Tiger Woods wasn't seriously injured in the crash, but he's still below par. [groan]
I'm one of those people who tends to think that what happens in people's bedrooms should stay in their bedrooms. I don't care if a prince, or a president, or a state governor, or a former senator, or a famous athlete has an affair. It's not my place to judge and I don't enjoy watching people - especially their family - squirm in the spotlight. No matter how it shakes out, there are peoples' lives devastated.
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This is why people shouldn't hold up celebrities as role models. Even the most upstanding-seeming ones are only human. Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Andre Agassi, all accomplished much in life to be proud of, yet all had very human weaknesses. Which is probably the better lesson to teach kids...fame and money do not equal a moral or happy life.
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He's not a role model, he's a celebrity. Admiring his accomplishments on the golf course? Great. Holding him up as a role model to your children, when you really know nothing about him? Dumb. I'm tired of hearing about his failures, like the people who are reporting this mess all over the media have never screwed up or done anything wrong.
This issue should be between him and his wife. She is the one I feel bad for. She has been publicly humiliated and for what? She knew he was cheating (obviously) she doesn't need "help" from the media or any of us to get through this. Poor girl.
Too much media coverage on this one. Once he starts winning tournaments next year on the golf course a lot of this will go away. Why he did this is another thing with a beautiful wife and kids. I suppose being a celebrity of this nature and the things you deal with and get thrown at you on the road and the temptations are there that he fell for. Whether he hooked up with these girls on his own or set up by others, we don't know now. It's possible that others including agents or managers may have been involved with this, but this is just speculating on my part.
Now Elin found these messages on his cell phone. Now why didn't Tiger have a seperate phone to use for this and that way she would have never thought something was up? Or as some do, they have no contact with the girls and just a manager or someone does all this for him. It would be just another business expense for him and no contact with the girls except when they meet. By going through channels like this, fewer people would know about it. Poor planning on his part. Good thing he got caught and hopefully things will turn out better for Elin and the kids down the road once this blows over. I'm a big golf fan, but I can't respect him for this. What has he been thinking?
I'm sure this went over real well with his mother! Good thing his father Earl is no longer alive to witness this.
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Now Elin found these messages on his cell phone. Now why didn't Tiger have a seperate phone to use for this and that way she would have never thought something was up? Or as some do, they have no contact with the girls and just a manager or someone does all this for him. It would be just another business expense for him and no contact with the girls except when they meet. By going through channels like this, fewer people would know about it. Poor planning on his part. Good thing he got caught and hopefully things will turn out better for Elin and the kids down the road once this blows over. I'm a big golf fan, but I can't respect him for this. What has he been thinking?
Are you serious? Ok, anybody who wants to know how to cheat, we just got Lesson One in Cheaters 101.
Are you serious? Ok, anybody who wants to know how to cheat, we just got Lesson One in Cheaters 101.
I'm pretty sure he wasn't trying to teach anyone a "How-to" lesson . . .
I'm fairly certain Dave's point was that celebrities have many channels they can go through, and often do, as far as communication/contact with other folks . . . Tiger Woods could have hidden his "indiscretions" quite well if he really wanted to. He shot himself in the foot by thinking he could get away with it, like his wife wouldn't figure it out.
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I'm assuming that the reason he cheated on his wife, rather than divorce her, is because he didn't want to have to pay out big money due to the pre-nup they signed. However, I find it ironic that he's now offering her mucho dinero to stay with him and attend counseling. I mean, if you don't want to be together, don't do it...but it kind of makes me question her motivation as well, if she's going to get a $55 million dollar payout for another 8 years of happily-wedded bliss.
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Good thing his father Earl is no longer alive to witness this. 
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