Comments on: What Does Tiger Woods Have to Do Now? Sit and Wait

By: Wade

Wade — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:37:51 +0000

Tiger Woods has the personality of a dial tone.

By: Ari

Ari — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:32:08 +0000

Looks like after Tiger’s admission today, maybe he should have taken the PR Guy’s advice.
It would’ve looked much better if he came out open & honest from the start, instead of denying any wrong-doing until his extra-marital partners came out of hiding.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:27:05 +0000

Had he followed that advice, there would have been much less speculation. I do agree that it is none of our business, and because it was being investigated as a traffic accident, they were under no obligation to talk to the police. However, because they waited so long to issue a statement and the fact that he is not going to participate in his upcoming charity tournament, the media will keep digging away at this. Today’s athletes are indeed celebrities, and should expect to be treated as such (as they also reap the rewards). I agree with Raimy on this one.

By: J

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:37:50 +0000

There is a big difference between A-Rod’s drama and Tiger’s. As far as I’m concerned, no news is good news. Tiger’s “drama free” career has earned him the right to be left alone. There are so many other more important and juicy stories in the sports world right now – like the Rams and the Browns battling for the #1 pick!! I’m sure they’ll mess that up also.

By: Etan

Etan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:53:46 +0000

I like how mundane this is all turning out to be (so far). Even when he has drama, Tiger Woods is boring. To me, that’s exactly what I expect from him. That’s why I agree with Danny’s advice. it’s boring. It’s Tiger.

By: Ari

Ari — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:06:50 +0000

I think I understand the PR guy’s point. The concern is that all the open-questions will fester and the media will continue to grow the story until the details finally break.
I respect and understand Tiger’s wishes to be left alone, and allow him and his family to deal with the details privately, but that’s not usually how media works.
The only difference here is that this is the sports world as opposed to larger celebrity, and very often ESPN and others will back off their stars in order to remain in favor. However, the best thing for Alex Rodriguez was to deal head-on with the accusations, and eventually admit guilt, at that point he could move on and go about his business.

By: raimy

raimy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:13:18 +0000

call me melodramatic, but tiger is one of the last good guys standing. i dont think that he needs to justify himself at every turn, but i think there’s an argument to be made that when his character is called into question in such a pronounced manner, that we as his followers have a right to know what happened. If nothing happened, there is no need to over react; but if someone is crying foul, i would at least like him to deny the claim altogether. his reticence just makes me more curious. to use a very Greeny phrase, in the world of public opinion, athletes today are guilty before proven innocent.