Weigh in on Tiger
By David Martin

Ah Tiger, say it isn’t so. Perhaps 15 years ago, he could have denied it all as conjecture but today he cannot sweep 300 text messages under the rug. Consequently we get the template press apology, the same one Clinton, Koby, Edwards and a thousand others have used. The public is once again left to wonder what happened to the passion he once had for his wife. The passion he so eloquently expressed in interviews. The passion that is supposed to come with marriage to a beautiful woman living in a million dollar Barbie dream house at the top of your game, all before your 30’s.

Perhaps the passion waned over time; blown out by the winds of unmet expectation. Tiger’s wife married a sterling reputation only to find that behind the mask of ambition, success, and golfing prowess was someone still grappling with maturity. What were Tiger’s expectations? Did he think his marriage would take a back seat to his career? Was he banking on his talent being enough to mitigate his transgressions? Had he the level of passion for his marriage that he does for Golf, his wife would have received 300 text messages saying how much he loved her; how much he missed her on the road. Instead we have a waitress, a club promoter and who knows who else will come forward to tell Tiger’s tale.

In the multitude of counsel there is wisdom. Where was Tiger’s counsel? Did anyone tell him it was a bad idea? Don’t risk your greatest asset, your image, on some groupies you don’t even care for. Like it or not you’re an iconic figure and a leader looked up to world wide. Your personal failures, just like your successes, impact millions of fans to whom you have become a role model. Fame comes at the expense of privacy. Though your reputation will survive, what does this say of your character? If anyone did tell him this, he did not listen.