Ok... Tiger Woods is a man-whore. Is anyone really THAT surprised??? Does he really deserve to be talked about non-stop on almost every single sports show? Am I really dedicating a blog entry to him?
Sure, when the story first broke I was as interested as the next person... But after a day or two I lost interest. Why? Because I wasn't surprised it happened.
Look, when you're one of the most recognizable faces in the world, earned more money that any one person really should ever earn, and have been able to do anything you've wanted your entire life, you're going to keep doing anything you want. In Tiger's case, he wanted to get nasty with women not named Elin.
He was supposed to be the last perfect guy; he was a nerd, a geek, a dork that only wanted to play golf. He was boring and had the perfect life. He (for now) is married to the smokin' hot Elin Nordegren, although the rumor is she's leaving him after the holidays, he's a father and a great guy and blah blah blah... all corporate driven b.s.
His marriage was probably more of a business deal than anything. The 'powers that be' probably decided it would add to his good guy personna if he had a wife. They might be rethinking that idea.
Because he got caught cheating, Tiger is taking a leave of absense from the PGA Tour, lost a sponsorship and has achieved something no other athlete in the history of sports can claim... Tiger Woods has fallen further and faster from prominance and has lost favour with more fans than any disgraced athelte.
And in 6 months when he's winning tournament after tournament, and Elin is back in Sweeden, no one is going to care who Tiger is sleeping with... and again, I won't be surprised.
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