I didn't feel disrespected. Then again I'm 100% Irish and cannot be offended!
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I didn't feel disrespected. Then again I'm 100% Irish and cannot be offended!
Wasnt singling you out Hokie, just thought a lot of preaching was going on about why we should like Tiger. Again not singling you out- I do however have a problem w/someone suggesting racial overtones. Thats just irresponsible....OFC
All of us have reasons for why we like or dislike someone. They're not mutually exclusive.
For example, I don't see how anyone could find Tiger to be boring....today or 20 years ago. He transcended a sport. IMO, that's not boring. Also, behind the scenes he came across much more unlikable. On the course, he was maybe the most charismatic player ever. In some respects, he made golf popular....especially among minorities and in the inner-cities.
So hows the golfing in Minnesota these days????OFC
One hiccup last week with some snow....but back at it tomorrow after a seven-day break.
Oh I have just heard it from all sides since the ending yesterday....I guess I was just venting. However I have to say this vecaus
True, on the other hand does a leopard or in this case a "Tiger" ever really change its colors? As I said we're about to find out if he can handle yesterday's success. I hope for his sake he can, and doesnt hurt anyone else or himself.......OFC
I felt the same way. Which is why I deleted that post and poster.
You said “mods.” I’m one of them and defended my stance on Tiger. Just clarifying. I’m done.
I'm done too....And I know you're a mod DH. A darn good one too! Hey you guys going to do the modcast off-season? Lot of good Duke recruiting news! OFC
For me, it was just about acknowledging greatness. He was taking the game to levels it had never been, and I wanted to see it.
The 5 Point Play Podcast never sleeps. Got a good one coming for the recruiting news this week. OFC’s will really get a kick out of it.
I wish my drive to work was longer than 10 minutes. That’s the best time for me to listen, but I can’t start and stop like that. So, I just end up rocking out to some Taylor Swift...I mean Eminem and AC/DC.
Really? He’s one of the most charismatic athletes ever in a sport that had a history of being a bit stuffy. He’s also done more for his sport than any athlete ever, IMO. I’m 32 so when he was at the height of his career I was a teenager. I never played golf and never had any interest in the sport altogether. He legitimately sparked my interest in the sport, both watching and playing. He was the coolest thing ever for the longest of times. I get it, a lot has come out since then. And I don’t agree with a LOT of his personal life choices. But who am I to judge someone when I’ll never get to walk an inch in his shoes. I have no comprehension whatsoever as to being the type of celebrity he both was and is. I think we as a society judge athletes far too harshly. We see the fame, the money, but we have no idea what it is like to live their lives. I would like to think I wouldn’t have made some of his decisions no matter what was going on in my life, but again I’ll never know so I won’t judge too harshly.
He’s also battled a lot over the last decade. Whatever sins you believe he’s committed he’s paid a pretty steep price, especially if you believe in karma. And he seems to have come out the other side better than when he went in. And yes, I can compartmentalize athletes and other celebrities between why I root for them and what they do in their personal lives. I don’t need to approve of them as people to root for them in their professional lives.
So in all, I understand why some people don’t like Tiger. But he’s done a lot for me and given me so many positive memories that I root for him both on and off the golf course.