"But my focus is so much more intense than it used to be.
"I know whatever I have to get done (has to be done) in a shorter amount of time."
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Posted on 12/15/2009 1:10:18 AM PST by Schnucki
Tiger Woods spoke of his commitment to his family during an interview screened in New Zealand on Tuesday, but conducted in the days before his car crash and subsequent admission of several infidelities.
Asked in the interview "family first and golf second ... always been like that?", Woods replied: "Always. Always."
He goes on to say that having a family - he has two young children with wife Elin Nordegren - "has been great, actually, the best thing that ever happened."
The interview was conducted on November 17 - ten days prior to the accident outside his Florida family home which prompted reports of marital strife.
The world's No.1 golfer later admitted to liaisons with other women.
Woods says he has applied time management skills learned at Stanford University to his dual roles as a golfer and father and had been more focused as a player since he became a family man.
"I don't practice as much as I used to. I don't spend the amount of hours on the golf course, not like I used to" he said.
"But my focus is so much more intense than it used to be.
"I know whatever I have to get done (has to be done) in a shorter amount of time."
The interview, conducted in Melbourne where Woods was playing in the Australian Masters, was due to be aired on Christmas Day but New Zealand's Sky Sport brought it forward after the revelations about Woods' private life.
The interview also dealt with Woods' 10-year relationship with his New Zealand-born caddie Steve Williams.
Williams has denied any knowledge of Woods' extra-marital relationships but has said the golfer has since confided in him.
During Tuesday's interview Woods says he and Williams are "great friends".
"We talk about anything and everything together," he said.
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“I don’t practice as much as I used to. I don’t spend the amount of hours on the golf course, not like I used to”
I don’t see how it would be possible to spend more time in practice, considering his extracurricular activities.
Doesn’t even know how to drive away from a very, very mad wife...
My opinion anyway...
Here's proof!
I don’t get why celebrities give interviews like these. Most of the time they know they will be found out as frauds anyway.
Being a sports guy, just thought it was important to get your take on golf
“But my focus is so much more intense than it used to be.
“I know whatever I have to get done (has to be done) in a shorter amount of time.”
I’m sure all his sluts are disappointed with the prematurity of his evacuation as he doesn’t have the time to spend them. as he once did.
Tiger talking family values is like BHO talking about fiscal restraint.
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