The news media is hungry for a story and so is the sports media. Bastards!! I really hadn’t paid too much attention to this, but when I turn to CNN or ESPN I see and hear people begging for Tiger Woods to come forward with an answer to why he crashed his SUV at 2:30am. ESPN this morning has these 4 talking heads who are saying that his image could be ruined by this if he doesn’t step forward with a story of some sort. They even went as far as to throw in the David Letterman(sp) episode. I guess my point is that Im not distracted by what happened. He crashed an SUV and hit a tree and fire hydrant. SO WHAT! He is still the greatest in my book.
Modified by UpStar at 6:01 PM 4/5/2010

UpStar wrote: He is still the greatest in my book.

Ditto.

People are obsessed with celebrities.People are people, they have accidents, they make mistakes.Big whoop. I don't care if he was drunk, tired or mad at his wife....It's really none of our business.

is everyone so fkn perfect in this world that they can judge someones mistakes ....forget that the media is a bunch of blood sucking low lifes reporting every ones miseries but for us to react to this tells us .....we need to get a life!!!!!!

100% agreed.

What happened on private property is no one's biz.

If you dropped a plate in your kitchen, do you have to PROVE that it wasn't domestic violence? Nope.

His yard, his car, his business.

Move along, nosy-a$$ loser gossipmongers.

AZhitman wrote:100% agreed.

What happened on private property is no one's biz.

If you dropped a plate in your kitchen, do you have to PROVE that it wasn't domestic violence? Nope.

His yard, his car, his business.

Move along, nosy-a$$ loser gossipmongers.

I agree to an extent, but it's also human nature to be curious when someone so famous gets caught in an embarrassing situation and does a poor job covering it up.

And having a wife chase after a celeb golfer ironically with a golf club smashing out the rear window in anger while on public property is an amusing story.



possible conversation just prior to the incidentwife: Tiger, if I died, would you remarry?tiger: Uh, I guess so. I don't knowWife: And if you did remarry, would you sleep with that new wife in our bed?Tiger. I've never thought about it. but since it's such a wonderful bed. I suppose so.Wife: Would you let her use my golf clubs?Tiger. Of course not, dummy , she's left handed.

Alright, $145 fine, 4 point on his drivers license and no charges pressed. Amen!!! Now lets move on!

ditto that

UpStar wrote:Alright, $145 fine, 4 point on his drivers license and no charges pressed. Amen!!! Now lets move on!

...to the bad Tiger Woods jokes!

Ones I;ve heard thus far...

Whats the difference a Caddy Escalade and a golf ball?Tiger can drive a golf ball over 400 yards

What were Tiger and his wife doing at 2:30 am?

Clubbing.

Tiger's new movie?

Crouching Tiger, hidden hydrant/

There was a rumor that Phil Mickleson contacted Tigers wife for tips on beating Tiger.

What does Tiger Woods and a baby seal have in common?Both were clubbed by Norweigans.

damn! I wish I could delete this thread.

UpStar wrote:damn! I wish I could delete this thread.

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Stupid move by Mr. Woods.

Not only has he screwed up royally in his own household, but his endorsements are now (and should be) in jeopardy.

Seriously, how freaking hard is it to just behave?!?

He should have come out up-front and explained himself, to deflate the rumor mill... It's not like people won't dig it up.

So, another sports "hero" proves he can't keep his pants on.

He's a dumbass. Good thing he can play golf, because he's too damn stupid to do anything else.

To be honest, I could care less about Tiger Woods. He is a great player and that is all I can remember. He didn't become famous because he is super sqeeky clean and because he has the most perfect family life...He is famous because he plays a wicked game of golf.

There is ONE thing that makes me sad about Tiger's whole situation...And this is it:http://img689.imageshack.us/im...2.jpg

AZhitman wrote:Stupid move by Mr. Woods.

Not only has he screwed up royally in his own household, but his endorsements are now (and should be) in jeopardy.

This move is very very VERY dumb by tiger but at the same time, nobody seems to realize how big of a draw he is going to be because of this. His endorsements are going to be booming because everyone is going to want to see the worlds best golfer who cheated on his wife. i think his sponsors are going to be all over this, and definitely not in a bad way.

Although this was a horrible move by Tiger, and it did ruin some of his appeal, None of his sponsors will be dropping him anytime soon, or well all of them anyway...

When Kobe was accused of rape, the only sponsors he lost were Coca-Cola (Sprite), and McDonalds. He still had his Nike contract, as well as all the contracts he had with companies in L.A. and after revamping his image, how many people still see Kobe as a "rapist", or "cheater"?

If Tiger can clean up his act, and change his image, a few years from now no one will be talking about how he ruined his image, cheated on his wife, or was a bad person.

I have been banned for attemting to have sex with sheep

AZhitman wrote:He should have come out up-front and explained himself, to deflate the rumor mill... It's not like people won't dig it up.

Unlike a politician Tiger Woods doesn’t owe us anything nor do we owe him anything, so the whole idea of people wanting him to come forward and own up is ridiculous. The guy is golfer and not a political head. Listen closely! Politicians are paid by the people to work for the people. Pro athletes are paid through other means that do not include tax payers money unless you purchase items that they sponsor, but that is your choice. Once he was confirmed OK after the car accident it should have been left at that, but like I said in my original post……… The media is gossip hungry!

Oh... Tiger is taking an indefinite(sp) break

Let's give him his right of privacy. He is a celebrity, all right! But we are forgetting that he is also a human being. He has a problem of his own. He is not a robot, he has feelings.

And one more thing, I hate this media people... Tiger Woods has all the right to keep his personal affairs a secret... Why can't they get lost!?@!

tertiary77u wrote:Let's give him his right of privacy. He is a celebrity, all right! But we are forgetting that he is also a human being. He has a problem of his own. He is not a robot, he has feelings.

And one more thing, I hate this media people... Tiger Woods has all the right to keep his personal affairs a secret... Why can't they get lost!?@!

If Tiger was not a global celebrity whose handlers created and cultivated the image of his being the humble, nice family values winner role model in order to attract mega millions in endorsements, I would agree. But since he's one of the best known and weathiest figures in the sports world, and has been outed as pretty much the opposite of his carefully crafted image, I'm sorry, but that's newsworthy.

IMHO It's more disappointing that people view millionaire athletes as role models in the first place.

So basically he Tiger should of went the Charles Barkley direction?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMzdAZ3TjCA

Tiger Woods voted Athlete of the DECADE. Props to you

KAbezon wrote: When Kobe was accused of rape, the only sponsors he lost were Coca-Cola (Sprite), and McDonalds. He still had his Nike

Correction. Kobe never had a Nike contract until after the rape charge. Nike picked him up after Adidas dropped him during the trial. He was originally with Adidas.

UpStar wrote: Tiger Woods voted Athlete of the DECADE. Props to you

Correction. Kobe never had a Nike contract until after the rape charge. Nike picked him up after Adidas dropped him during the trial. He was originally with Adidas.

Athlete of the year? I suppose juggling that many mistresses for that long a period without the wife figuring it out, plus maintaining a squeeky clean image takes some real skill...

Bubba1 wrote:
Athlete of the year? I suppose juggling that many mistresses for that long a period without the wife figuring it out, plus maintaining a squeeky clean image takes some real skill...

It does not change the fact that he is the athlete of the decade. If you want to gossip about his personal life I'd like to invite you to the General Chat area. There is a full blown gossip thread over there. We want to keep it sports related here.

Budda...merry Christmas join the hate and ignorance at the link below:zer...-hurt

UpStar wrote:
It does not change the fact that he is the athlete of the decade. If you want to gossip about his personal life I'd like to invite you to the General Chat area. There is a full blown gossip thread over there. We want to keep it sports related here.

Budda...merry Christmas join the hate and ignorance at the link below:zer...-hurt

Budda? And merry Christmas to you too. But if I may make an observation.

The topic of your thread was about HIS IMAGE and aggressive treatment by the media, not his sports accomplishments.

If you want to start a thread specifically to discuss his golfing accomplishments, then by all means, please go ahead and start one.

It;s clear I don't share the same adoration for Tiger Woods as you. That does not mean I do not respect his accomplishments. The sad reality is Tiger has been nationally outed for naughty behavior. Expect jokes.

UpStar wrote:It does not change the fact that he is the athlete of the decade.

After winning the most physically demanding event on the planet, seven times in a row, I'd put Lance Armstrong head and shoulders (or is that feet and pedals?) over Tiger Woods on that ballot.

Bubba1 wrote:The topic of your thread was about HIS IMAGE and aggressive treatment by the media, not his sports accomplishments.

Bingo!

BusyBadger wrote:After winning the most physically demanding event on the planet, seven times in a row, I'd put Lance Armstrong head and shoulders (or is that feet and pedals?) over Tiger Woods on that ballot.

Bingo!

I agree with you about Lance Armstrong perhaps being more deserving than Woods, though Woods did dominate his sport too. One could also make a good case for Roger Federer.

I'm curious how AP determined their winner, what criteria they used.

I agree with upstar.... the media is always hungry for the next scandel, they cant have enough of it. But tiger is a celeb, so his life is in view of THE PUBLIC, and we all know how that goes..."tmz"...haha. But i think what truly throws him in front of the bus, is that fact that he when kobe got busted, he had all this bulls*** to say about how its gonna ruin kobes image, and yada yada...bottom line, he's a frikin famous millionaire...im sure he slept with MANY women...MORE POWER TO YA TIGER (just dont ask anyone else to change their voicemail-fml)

DRO@G37 wrote:I agree with upstar.... the media is always hungry for the next scandel, they cant have enough of it. But tiger is a celeb, so his life is in view of THE PUBLIC, and we all know how that goes..."tmz"...haha. But i think what truly throws him in front of the bus, is that fact that he when kobe got busted, he had all this bulls*** to say about how its gonna ruin kobes image, and yada yada...bottom line, he's a frikin famous millionaire...im sure he slept with MANY women...MORE POWER TO YA TIGER (just dont ask anyone else to change their voicemail-fml)

Winning an NBA championship the next year and a scoring title (?) tends to help hardcore NBA fans forget about his pesky rape allegations.

I'm sure once Tiger resumes his golfing and wins another tournament, fans like Upstar will resume their adoration. Personally I think "Ashley Madison.com" should seek Tiger out as a spokesman.

Update:

Looks like some of the people ni this thread need to go back and re-evaluate what they've said.

See, here's the deasl: While his private life IS his business, he's responsible to a whole other group of people: Shareholders.

If you own a mutual fund, chances are it holds stock in Nike and all the other companies he endorses.

So, he's cost us up to $12 BILLION with his shenanigans.

If you're Joe Public, I don't pay your salary (unless you're a government employee). But athletes are paid through ticket sales, andorsements, and sponsors, and that money comes from us, the general public (and golf fans).

So he DOES bear some responsibility to the public. Who do you think made him all those millions of dollars?

I disagree 100% with UpStar on this point.

AT&T is dropping him, I'm sure others will follow.

One thing is certain, there will be quite a few blondes out looking for a new sugar daddy......

audtatious wrote:AT&T is dropping him, I'm sure others will follow.

One thing is certain, there will be quite a few blondes out looking for a new sugar daddy......

According to MSNBC, Tiger's groupies wont have to wait long. They are predicting he will play in the Masters in April.