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Originally Posted by Polar Bear
Tiger had a huge impact on golf, no doubt. But his impact compared to the state of the game before he arrived pales in comparison to Arnie's.
And would you like to bring character into the comparison?
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I agree. He was never a kind man like Nicklaus and Palmer. He was an arrogant hot head and everyone knows that anger will do you in on the course.
Athletes call what he did sportf**king and he really screwed up his image and his marriage and then sought "help" for it. I think he was abusing prescription drugs then and now his addiction is much worse.
When he was caught and publicly shamed after all of his "indiscretions", I knew then the loss of public adulation would be the end of his career. I don't think he will ever be what he was or even a shadow of it.
Tiger had a tyrant father and a wussy mom. He was a puppet for his dad. Some people can rise above being a child star and some can't.
I just never have liked his personality no matter how great his abilities were. And that is often the difference between male and female fans. But....I know plenty of men who agree with me.