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Originally Posted by eweissenbach
I don't necessarily "root" for Tiger, but I enjoy watching him play and win. Babe Ruth was a womanizer and had a multitude of bad habits, yet I would have loved to see him play as I believe him to be the best baseball player ever. The same goes for Woods, I get to watch a player who will likely set records that will last for years, if not decades. Rumor has it that the revered Arnold Palmer was far from faithful to Winnie, yet he has millions of fans. If we judge our athletic heroes based on their faults and missteps, we may have few to look up to. In fact I should not use the term "heroes" , as that implies mythic qualities. Maybe idols would be a better term. This is not to imply that I excuse bad behavior or don't admire exemplary behavior, but try to separate the performance from the character. For example the Royals have an outfielder by the name of Jeff Francour who by all accounts and all appearances is a terrific human being, teammate, and fan favorite. Unfortunately he has played terribly for the past year and a half and I, along with most Royals fans would prefer to see him released.
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This might be a guy girl thing but this girl lost every drop of respect for him after his sport...um...you know. Sport infidelity? WOW.
I can't separate the play from the person. In golf it so often IS the person. I think he is a huge hot head and I knew this scandal would side track his play for a good while. Well he is back on his game but doesn't have me as a fan. Golf is more than that. One of the reasons is because it has hugely been a "gentleman's" game, you can insert gentlewoman if you want to, but you get what I mean. Most good golf players don't throw clubs and behave pretty well compared to other sports, don't make the headlines for doing drugs or driving under the influence. Jack Nicklaus was and will always be my ultimate hero.
I NEVER think about Tiger's race and doubt few do. He is a mixture like a lot of Americans. But he isn't someone I admire. He is a prima donna.