Tiger’s Trouble
I actually debated on whether or not I wanted to do a Tiger Woods cartoon. I just didn’t want to do the usual “drive” gag cartoon idea. 9News asked me give it a thought and this is what I arrived at.
The whole story is tragic. And the way we look at Tiger will never ever be the same.
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Good Morning from Omaha,
I had concluded long ago that Tiger, from the stuff I read in the past, was a bit of an arrogant schmuck.
I am not saying he can’t be a nice guy when he has to be, but overall from what I have read and heard he is like the Don Johnson character in “Tin Cup”.
hanging out with the likes of charles barkley and footballs LT and michael strahan in las vegas, what is it they say, you are known by the company you keep.
He lives a very public life when it suits his purpose and run for cover when the real tiger is exposed.
but infidelity happens in all strata of society and tiger is just the latest example.
he told a friend on the phone, reportedly, that he needed a “Kobe Special”, or a house you can wear on a finger.
I sound mean about this, but it a mess of his on creation.
Strive for excellence, nothing but your best.
Gene
Good morning Drew –
Personally, I’m agog as to what the big deal is.
Let me explain: So, he had an affair on his wife, they got in a fight and in a fit of pique he drove off in his car, lost control and hit a tree.
Now, if this had been ANYONE else besides Tiger Woods, Peter Fedonkowitz down the street, would anyone really care? Would it get more then a casual mention in the local news (if at all?)?
If the national media made this much of a fuss over Mr. Peter Fedonkowitz going through the same situation, would the country be outraged by the invasion of an ordinary citizens personal life?
Celebrity, arrogant jerk, or ordinary person – their personal lives should be respected and treated just that – PERSONAL.
Frankly, I wish everyone would just leave it alone and let him fix his marriage however it needs to be done.
(I would have loved to have seen a ‘toon about the Civil War game tonight – GO BEAVERS!!)
Love ya, Drew!
IG
This is a thoughtful comment on the situation. Not mean, not going for the easy laugh, intelligent. Not to say that I don’t expect this from you.
People’s private lives should be none of my business, but being so public, Tiger, and other public figures, need(s) to be forthright and let it be known they take responsibility for their actions and the decisions they make.
I am going to weigh in on this one, ok so once Tiger Woods signed the billion dollar contract with Nike, Gillete, and Buick this is what he agreed to: Life in the public limelight! Period! No discussions, no debates, nothing! He screwed up, ok! I got it, he GOT Caught! There is nothing that can change this. The reality TV chick was cute I get it. Was it right? Probably not, we all have reasons for why we are human. I was just a little upset that he wasnt driving that piece of crap Buick insted of the Escalade! What was he thinking?
Here is a little something to take the edge off the whole situation.
Ping just offered Elin Woods an endorsement contract pushing her own set of drivers. They will name them…”clubs you can beat Tiger with.”
Tiger just changed his nickname but still kept it in the cat family–his new name?: Cheetah
Oh Matty, I like the Tiger jokes!
The problem is the idea of public personalities ALWAYS being role models.
Some accept this and do their best to be that role model (Chauncey Billups).
Some seem to fight that automatic job with all their might (Kenyon Martin).
Tiger has been in the former category. The Tiger Woods Foundation focuses on projects for children and the Tiger Woods Learning Center teaches thousands of kids every year from grades 4 through 12.
So whether you agree with the automatic assignment of role model to Tiger, he is one, nonetheless. And any time a role model shows his human side in a negative way, that role model status needs to be addressed by the media and the celebrity.
Has the press taken it too far? Of course. Could Tiger have handled everything better? Definitely. But without the advantage of hindsight, who knows what his best course of action should have been.
I love Tiger for his athleticism, drive, determination and dedication to help America’s youth. Up to this point, he was seemingly invincible.
I hope this section of his life allows him to be an even better role model. But that will be up to him and him alone.
Marcus
Great comments everyone. It’s crazy how many people are talking about this. It’s like CNN and TMZ can’t get enough. I think from my viewpoint I would just say I’m disappointed in Tiger. I thought he had more class and character then this.
Maybe it’s just me – but I’ve never thought of Tiger as particularly “boy scout-ish”
From throwing his clubs after a bad shot, to swearing at photographers taking pictures, to the rumors that he’s a cheapskate who doesn’t like to tip bellboys or waiters….I could go on.
Yes he’s an amazing golfer, arguably the best ever
He’s never (at least not in my eyes) presented himself as a class act, which is why I’m not surprised by any of his “transgressions”
My thought is if he didn’t do anything illegal (in terms of state or national law) he should be entitled to say what he wants to say or not say
All this talk of Tiger’s infidelity is crazy. He is, at the end of the day, a normal human being. I’ve never liked sports players as role models, and try to teach my own kids that even though they are celebrities with millions in the bank, they are human and are not above anything or anyone (marriage included). I really don’t care if he cheated on his wife or not, it’s not my business, nor do I feel it’s the business of everyone else except Tiger Woods and his family. The media looks to sell their info and thus, we get bombarded with the Tiger affair, Tiger-gate, Tiger on the prowl articles. Who cares. He plays golf, he wins a lot, and he evidently loves women a bit too much.
I too, find myself disappointed. I thought the whole “Tiger” persona was one of intelligence. Apparently he, like so many others, is willing to throw away everything that he has accomplished in terms of respect and admiration to chase a little strange girl (or 2, or 3). What a smuck!
Tiger refers to his value of privacy. Indeed his latest statement is a lecture on how much he values it and in turn how much we should value it. Privacy is important, but Tiger, spare us the lecture on values. It’s too bad he didn’t put such value emphasis on his marriage. This wasn’t a mistake. This wasn’t a moment of human weakness. This is a man who systematically cheated on his wife with what appears to be multiple women over a period of multiple years and then tried to manipulate matters to hide it from his wife. Now that he’s been caught he’s trying to play damage control. I’m so saddened that he selfishly and maliciously inflicted this great hurt on his family. I feel so sorry for his wife. Men should value the women in our lives as gifts from God Himself, not something we can causally toss aside when temptation comes calling.
When he took endorsement dollars he opened himself to all this criticism. Personally I have zero sympathy for him. Cheetah indeed.
So because a guy is a great golfer, wins a bunch of tournaments and has a few endorsement deals, that gives everyone the right to demand he live his life to your standards?
The media looks like a far bigger fool that Tiger Woods does with all that’s gone down in the past few days. If America was really paying attention, they’d see the media for being the petty snake in all this instead of a married guy who got caught chasing women.
Get over it.
Jason G,
No, he needs to live life to the standards he tries to instill in the kids his school teaches and the kids his foundation helps.
Hypocrisy is a killer for child development.
Marcus