Man, that’s a tough question.
In fact, it’s a minefield frought with danger but I’m over it.
Here’s the thing…. I found myself rooting for Woods this weekend. In fact, I felt myself rooting for him more than any other time I watched him play. When he started to lose his grip on the back nine, I stopped watching the tournament and went outside to trim my trees.
I found myself questioning my new found interest in his success. Why did I want this guy to win? I clearly like Rory Mcilroy, and it’s not just because his name sounds like Roy Mcevoy. Rory is an all round good kid. He’s a good person. He looks to be everything Tiger wasn’t.
I am a husband with two kids. I think people who cheat on their wife are pathetic losers. (Just get a divorce if you are unhappy)
So why was I cheering for Woods?
After much debate, I came to a couple realizations about myself:
1) I hate dynasties. They’re boring and pretentious. I hate the Yankees. I hate the Patriots. I hate the Spurs.
2) I love underdogs. They inspire me.
3) I feel his pain. I know what it’s like to be at the top and then be back at the bottom. It’s worse than never being at the top to start with. It hurts more.
So….when I got clear on these realizations it became obvious why I was cheering for Tiger. He IS the underdog now. He is NO LONGER a sure thing. In fact, up until this tournament, he was the most baffling sports train-wreck I have ever seen. He might be the biggest fall from grace in history if he doesn’t right the ship.
Is he a good person? I am unsure.
Did he act like an ass? Absolutely.
Are people allowed to make mistakes. Yep.
Can they change? I don’t know. Ask Michael Vick.
All I can say is this: I am officially a Tiger fan. I was a mere admirer when he was at the top. I want to see if he has true heart. I want to see if he can clear his conscience and win when people hate him. That would really be something.
Go Tiger Go.
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April 24th, 2011 at 2:43 am
This is exactly what happened to me this weekend.
I don’t know if you are a big soccer guy Aaron, but I found myself cheering for Fernando Torres who left my beautiful Liverpool FC to join Chelsea.
He had not scored once for 9 games since he joined Chelsea in January and started the game on the bench. When it was 20 minutes left of the game he came on scored one and made one assist.
How could I cheer for this man? A player who played for the teamed I loved, who left the team, betrayed and broke every Liverpool fan’s heart and joined a rival club?
He was an underdog…
Thanks for sharing Aaron
Best,
Anders Haslum
May 30th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
Great post Aaron!
I agree that people that cheat on their partners (especially when married) should just get divorced if they are unhappy enough to cheat
However, you know that money, success, fame and a big ego is a dangerous combination and without being mentally strong enough, the ego can overpower the rational brain!
I’m sure not defending his actions, but yep… we all make huge mistakes and I’m also looking forward to seeing if Tiger Woods has the character to learn his lessons and defeat the demons in his consciousness to regain his confidence!
Being at the bottom having been to the top hurts like hell… It takes a stronger man to get the eye of the tiger back once it’s gone
June 24th, 2011 at 12:11 am
I agree with everything you said about Tiger Woods.WE ALL make mistakes and should all be given another chance to learn from them and move on, hopefully learning from it and becomeing a better person because of it. If we all thought like that, the world of people could only be a better place for all of us.Your an O.K. dude. Keep on keepen on!!!