Thoughts about Tiger

Here are some of my thoughts about Tiger Woods and his "situation"...

- This affair has finally humanized Tiger...since he shot onto the scene as a young man, he has always tried to control how the public perceives him...this incident shows that he has flaws just like anyone else...

- Let's face reality, whenever a woman, such as Elin Nordgren, marries a superstar, such as Tiger, she should not be stunned to learn, over time, that her husband has cheated on her...superstars such as Tiger, Alex Rodriguez, Kobe Bryant, etc. are multi-millionaires who lose touch with reality...everything is given to them...they stay at the most exclusive hotels and eat the best food...they are told how great they are by the public...this creates an ego that they are untouchable...all this fame and power also brings the aura of invincibility...it also brings women..lots of women...lots of beautiful women who will give anything to have sex with these men...

Over the last few days I have heard these "moral" sports talk show hosts and listeners condemn Tiger for this affair...he has been called a "sleeze" and "scum" by these morally righteous people...it is so easy to rip Tiger but no one knows how any of us would have handled this if we were in his shoes...we don't understand the power of being a superstar...I would by lying if I stated that I would not have an affair if I was some superstar athlete...I don't know how I would react...

Wives of famous athletes should not be shocked to find out "their man" cheated...these wives should not be naive to think their husband are true to their wedding vows...

- I predict that Tiger will not break Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 Grand Slam golf titles...Tiger has 14 titles but over the last year other professional golfers are not as intimidated by him as they were in the past...this incident is just another chink in the once-solid armor of Tiger Woods...

- Ultimately, Tiger did not commit any crime...if people are willing to give a dog killer like Michael Vick a second chance, then they should do the same for Tiger...