Posted on 06/12/2002 4:06:08 AM PDT by GRRRRR
Can Tiger Woods overcome the "new girl friend" syndrome, tired legs? and take on the longest, hardest USGA Set up ever? Tiger's new Hotty ELIN Nordigren
seen here sitting with Mom...has been observed carrying around the mandatory umbrella seat...
and Tiger says he might be getting an advantage over his peers because he is soooo long off the tee...More HERE
Should be a GRRRReat Weekend for Couch Golf!
GRRRPuttin'
I will give you the point that the media has overhyped Tiger from day one, partly because of the color of his skin.
But Tiger is not responsible for this, and carries himself like a proper young man. Tell me, does he act like sir charles?
Tiger has earned his spot on golf legend by winning Seven major's, 3 of them Masters. I, for the life of me cannot understand your's and other's disdain for his success.
Where did Tiger (not a commentator, not his dad, not Gypsy Jackson, not anyone else, but Tiger himself) say that he was a victim of racism? He was a bit more brash in his youth, but today, he is a much more mature, class act.
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This is not an unusual occurrence. Fans used to kick Arnold Palmer's ball out of the rough, too.
Agree 100% with you. A "hot babe" is only for looking at - they rarely have any passion and feel that their looks are all the contribution they need to make to a relationship. Voice of experience.
Ditch the makeup, the wet-T-shirt tramp look, and go for the cute, soft, feminine "fresh-scrubbed" look. And big boobs? Hah. Note to the adolescents among us - the Golden Zone is two feet lower.
Michael
I dated a girl who was the best looking thing around (ending up in one of the Playboy mags, Lingerie, I think). But, she was dumber than a post! And worse, she was a liberal. I was (much) younger at the time, so let me just say that I didn't, ehem, "respect" her in many different ways.
That's why I think that since Tiger's galpal was a au pair/nanny indicates to me that she must like/love children. This is normally a good starting place. Most of the "good" women that I know have a geniune care for children, and don't tend to use them as a punchline, a la "it's for the chhiillllllldreeenn".
To me, this is only more reason to understand (as has been said in this post SEVERAL times) that Tiger isn't the one hyping himself. He goes out on the golf course and kicks a$$. If he was about pumping himself up (as rambo316 has alluded), he would have accept the invite, issued a press release, and posed for endless amount of photos with the Ex-Rapist in Chief.
To conclusion that can be made? 1) He didn't/doesn't like Clinton, his FATA$$ wife, and their politics, 2) He is smart enough to know not to associate (even with so much as a photo op) with such scum, or 3) He just wants to go play golf and win.
Now, while I would love to know that number 1 and 2 are the reason, I think number 3 is THE reason. Why? Well, because that is what Tiger has said all along: all he wants to do is play golf and win.
Rambo, to assert that he plays the race, proves that you are interested in a self-created delusion about this young man.
One last point and I will quote from the young man himself, "The critical and fundamental point is that ethnic background and/or composition should NOT make a difference. It does NOT make a difference to me. The bottom line is that I am an American...and proud of it!" (Source). [emphasis added]
You're way off. Tiger had a chance to grandstand when Fuzzy Zoeller made his idiotic comments, and instead Tiger handled the situation with understated grace. I have no idea why the networks cover him (could be race), but Tiger certainly doesn't create his own hype. He's a class act all around.
The brain IS the most erotic organ in the human bod, that's for certain. A delightful female with a brain will know how to use whatever other assets the good Lord has given her. A female with no brain can have all the other "assets" and not have a clue. The very best intimate experiences of my life were with girls who would probably not turn too many heads - but were pleasureable beyond measure.
You can usually tell the quality of a guy by looking at his wife. Fred Couples used to play great golf and had a great wife, or so it appeared. Then he got divorced, played the singles field, and he can't even qualify for the Open. Freddy forgot which clubhead he was supposed to use for thinking.
Michael
The networks cover him because even people who won't normally watch golf on TV will watch Tiger. He has a great natural appeal to a wide viewing segment, and networks love being able to deliver a good audience to their advertisers.
Plus, the Open is always fun to watch. The course sysops take such delight in crafting a layout that is as unforgiving as Torquemada - the players either do it perfectly or plunge precipitously in the standings, and as often as not, some unexpected dark horse shows up and wins it all - like Daly did.
Unfortunately for Daly, his turn with the Magic Ring is over. What made it work for him was that he strolled around the course half in the bag (OK, maybe a third), banged the hell out of the long shots and caressed the putts like a tender woman, and didn't bother with analyzing the game. He just hit the ball long and dropped it in the cup.
Then the pressure got to him, chemicals didn't help, and now he's lost the carefree approach to the game that made him a winner. He used to have fun on the course. Now he's playing sober and having to analyze every shot out the gazotch. You don't get much magic in your touch if you play a workmanlike game. And that's Daly sober - long but workmanlike.
Michael
His 59 barely registered an increase in heart rate when he dropped the putt on 18.
But I also understand where his demeanor on the course comes from. When he was younger his brother was very ill and later died. He retreated to the golf course and used it as his escape for the duration of his brothers illness and later death.
As for his play, his injuries have really hurt as he can't seem to get well. I really thought he would compete at the PGA last year as the course (my home one BTW) was set up perfectly for him. I hope he can get healthy and regain that unquenchable desire to win.
Also, his performance on Sunday in the Ryder Cup was special (as was the entire teams). But he really did fire everyone up when he crushed Parnevick 5 up and then wen nuts (for him) on the green. The following year was when he and Tiger became close friends after Tiger won the British with DD in the final pairing. I would love to see DD rise up and take on Tiger as it would be great for the game.
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