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I guess you have heard Tiger has been seen hitting balls and playing recently at Isleworth in Orlando. I have had the good fortune of playing there and it is so isolated it seems impossible to me that anyone could see him unless they went through the secured entrance undetected which is not going to happen. I have been told that you can actually place a bet whether Tiger will return before the Masters, which is the first week in April. I would feel confident he will play Bay Hill as a tune up before the Masters. It would be easy for him to drive to Bay Hill, which is literally down the road from Isleworth, in less than ten minutes. This means he could leave his gated community and be minimally exposed to the public. Look for him to committ several days before the Friday 5pm est week before the event deadline.
Let’s remember one thing, Tiger is not a role model, he is nothing other than a great golfer. We need to have men and women who actually can make our society a better place to live as our role models. Such as the scientists who spend a lifetime developing cures for disease, or our school teachers who spend more time with our children than we do as parents. What athletes do is purely for entertainment. None of our lives would be affected if Tiger never played golf again, but if our house was on fire and firemen did not show up we would be in a world of trouble. So let’s keep Tiger in the entertainment business and forget about him as a role model.
Totally agree Rick. I could not care what anyone does in their private life, but as you say, athletes are role models for many, especially kids and your points about the firemen etc are extremely valid, especially with how much they get paid for putting their lives on the line. But, sport is now entertainment and big business and as long as the public are willing to pay, then the rewards will be there.
Good luck to anyone who can earn that kind of money, but don;t ever forget where you came from!
Thanks for the comment Neil. Very well stated. I had many sports role models as a child. I guess back then they were not making the high dollars today’s athletes are making, so maybe they were a little more gounded so to speak.
The responsibility that public figures have,but do not want to bear, is that kids do copy their behavior. My oldest son was a big fan of Sir Charles until he let out a string of expletives at a Mavs game many years ago. We had a talk about this and my son started to learn that people can disappoint us but God never does even though we don’t always think so. Parents and coaches should help children deal with how sometimes we are all a “good example of a bad example”. It will be interesting to see how being a Buddhist will help Tiger overcome his addictions. Personally I think Britt Hulme got it right, Tiger needs Jesus.