I really did not want to write about the Tiger Woods saga. But, so many people have missed an important point about the Woods saga.
Some people think that it is a private matter between Mr. Woods and his wife, Elin. Fair enough. Except for a little fact that law enforcement became a part of the story. And that changed a private matter, that of Mr. Woods multiple and numerous "transgressions", which is what adultery is now called.
Late on Thanksgiving night, Mr. Woods was trying to escape his mansion in Florida. It was about 2:30am in the morning when Mr. Woods did not past his huge driveway. Mr. Woods hit a tree and a fire hydrant and was in fact treated for injuries at a hospital.
Now it is becoming clear that Mr. Woods was suspected of drunk driving and while prosecutors have dropped criminal charges, it is clear that there was a reason for the Florida highway patrol officer, Joshua A. Evans, to file the report that he did.
Hence, there was a reason that Mr. Woods was driving, oh just a wee bit erratically.
More than likely, he was arguing with Mrs. Woods, Elin. More than likely over continuing tabloid rumors of more than a few trysts with women other than Mrs. Woods.
It appears that these rumors are true. And the count of women coming out of the woodwork is currently at 11. And it includes two porno actresses, a pancake house waitress and a cocktail waitress.
Now, Mr. Woods is not your average, run-of-the-mill athlete than can not keep his shlong in his pants and his vows to his wife.
This is a man that changed the game of golf forever. With what some would call the brutal training from his late father, he became the greatest golfer in the world. Mr. Woods did not come from a background of privilege. And he was not white but a very exotic mix. And he single handily brought the snooty game of golf to the masses.
Mr. Woods projected an image of being squeaky-clean. No drugs. No booze. A single determination to be the best golfer. Evah.
Eventually Mr. Woods met and married a Swedish model, Elin Nordegren, married her and has two children with her. There is no question that the current Mrs. Woods is a rather attractive woman.
Yet Mr. Woods apparently had more than a wandering eye. As noted, the ol' shlongaroo wandered. And a lot.
When one is busted for "careless" driving and is named Tiger Woods, did anyone really expect that this saga would not be made public?
Of course not.
And the fact is that a public image of being an all around good guy went into the toilet. Along with a slew of endorsement deals. And worst of all, more than likely a marriage.
One would think that Mr. Woods actually cared about all of that. But if all these women are telling the truth, the man was on the road to self-destruction. And a lot of women are littered on that road.
It all matters because of the fact that for all the good Mr. Woods has done to make golf more accessible to the masses, this behavior will for many, throw all of that away.
Whether athletes like it or not, people look up to them. For the athletic ability as well as the kind of people they are.
When you have a great person in that of Tiger Woods, it is really hard for people to believe that he was nothing more that a manslut.
It is a sad day not for Mr. and Mrs. Woods. But for their children. They will grow up having to know that their father is not what he wanted them to see but something kind of dark and sinister. One that seemed to probably have a gal in every town. And then some. These children may grow up having a rather skewed view of right and wrong. And they will have dear ol' dad to thank for that.
I hope that Mr. Woods does somehow heal with Elin. And becomes the father that the children can look up to .
But the reason this is no longer a "private" matter is that a bad ride by Mr. Woods made it a public debacle.
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