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Tiger Woods is a man who likely has a hard time being himself.
He has been a showman all his life; he has been watched, studied and idolized. Inevitably he had to have moved into that role. So today when he apologized to pretty much the entire universe, cosmos and more, there was something about it that was so admirable, sad, and compelling and there was something about it that was contrived, overly-penciled, and repetitive.
He apologized so much that one wonders if that much apology lies inside any man.
Tiger Woods is a superhuman being. If you think otherwise than look closely. He is one of the most known faces in the world, ever, and has accomplished that through brilliance.
If not, wouldn’t more people being doing it? He is black, Asian, Buddhist, composed and a changing force in golf, and therefore in society.
He orchestrated that apology, or so it seams, trained for it and choreographed the sentences, around the paragraphs around the hyperbolic emotion. But I believe it was real never-the-less. Some people can say sorry and feel it as they do, and cry and beg and get all snotty.
While others are so used to public adulation, oratory and performing — there apology script will be exactly that. But I think he is suffering and deeply sorry for hurting his wife, mother and children and maybe others.
Tiger Woods is right. He has along road ahead of him to get better; to uninstall his strong sense of entitlement about being our royalty. But he is a master many times over, and people like him have the ability to go deeply and powerfully in many different areas of life.
I say Tiger comes back, is a kick-ass golfer, stays with his wife and chills out a little bit. The public will know him better and he will understand his fans and those who love him as a role model. His road is one in which he needs to take a look at himself and then be at home with himself. The fact he was so private all these years played a role in his downfall.
And I believe he is sorry.
Ps. I would like to call a revolt against newspapers and journalists. I think the fact Tiger Woods 2 ½ year old’s school location was published in the newspaper is criminal. There seems to be little to know recourse when a paper commits a crime, perhaps some of which are felonies. The revolt and rebellion are called. Demand classic journalism, void of gossip, allegations and no need for sources or accountability. More to come on this.
P.P.S. Notice that so many of the giants in sports and entertainment are melting down. The pressure these folks must be under appears to be so great. The stardom environment is not as golden as it seems.
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Tiger appeared to be more humble and genuine than the Tiger we’ve been sold for many years. If he is truly on a spiritual journey, golf may or may not be very high on his list of priorities.
[...] You just went through months of apologizing to your fans and the public for lying and representing yourself as a wholesome sort of guy. You told us you were sorry for being an imposter and you looked so good at it that I bought it and even wrote a blog post stating I believed you. http://avrum.net/2010/02/19/i-believe-tiger-woods-the-emotional-show-man/ [...]