Tiger Woods explains not wanting to go to Ryder Cup
Tiger: I have been asked if I would consider being an assistant coach for the U.S. Ryder Cup Team in September. I wouldn't do it for a couple reasons: 1) I'm not on the team. 2) The event should be about the competitors and the competition. The guys will have plenty on their minds and I wish them the best. I'll be cheering loudly.
Analysis: Reason 1 is totally bogus. The assistant captains are usually not playing members of the team. In fact, this year, rumor is that Michael Jordan and Robin Williams may be chosen as assistant captains for the President's Cup. Reason 2 is also bogus. The event is supposed to be about the TEAM and representing one's COUNTRY. It's not about individual competitors. How important does Tiger Woods think he is that his mere presence would detract from the attention to the U.S. team. Michael Jordan has been to every Ryder Cup and every President's Cup recently without detracting from the attention given to the players.
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I think TW has a point. If he was there, I can see every other comment about the match being "and here Tiger would play this shot" or "and look at TW's reaction to so-and-so's shot"...
I think MJ doesn't attract as a much attention because it is not his sport. Just like TW only gets a few camera shots when watching Federer play.
Respectfully,
Fernando
Easy there big boy...
If Tiger does not want to go then what ever excuse he wants to give is fine. if he came out and said "I got better things to do" You would not be blogging "Wow tiger is so honest!" you would be ripping him even worse! If someday you get to be the best Blogger on the plannet and all other blogs are messsured against yours. The last thing you will want to do is go and read other peoples sorry blogs...
lighten up if the guy wants to cheer from his house in his BVDs in front of his TV so be it. Does not make him un-american.
LOL, thanks John for the amusing post. Yes, Tiger does have better things to do in his view. That's really what's going on.
Tiger's never had a great record at the Ryder Cup, has never placed it high on his "to-do" list, and once complained with David Duval about not enough of the money going to the players. The most honest comment Tiger has made about the Ryder Cup was years ago when he scoffed, "How many of you know Jack's Ryder Cup record?"
I think there is something in the drugs they are given Tiger for the after surgery pain. What kind of friggin answer is that? How inspired would some of the younger players to the Ryder Cup be to have Tiger show them how to play with a broken leg.
Seriously, I think Earl is rolling over in his grave and would be popping Tiger a good one for thinking these were real answers.
What this just told everyone is Tiger could give a crap about the Ryder Cup if he is not playing in it..
I have to say - I agree with Tiger on this one too ... if you don't think that Tiger draws too much media attention - then you don't watch enough CBC or NBC coverage when he is playing. Even when he is way back in the field, you see every one of his shots.
Every media outlet will be there to shoot tiger, and see if he limps, and then report that his career is over. It's about the game - not the circus.
Besides - Go Europe!
I agree with John Brough, Tiger is always a distraction like it or not, he is probably going to be the first billionaire athlete, and studies have shown that other golfers do more poorly in events that tiger attends then ones he does not (whether or not competing in the events, maybe the key variable but that we will have to wait to find out
My vote is that he needs to heal up his injury which will help to avoid any doubt and/or disruption.
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