Tale of Two Tigers
For 34 consecutive minutes on Monday, I sat at home and watched the much awaited Tiger Woods no-holds-barred news conference from The Masters, where he answered every question thrown his way. I don’t remember the words "No" and "Comment" coming out of his mouth at any point, so he gets credit for that. To be perfectly honest, I’m not a huge golf fan and not a huge fan of Tiger either, but I certainly respect everything he has done on the course. In the same breath, I am absolutely disgusted by what he has done away from it. I’m not here to be judgmental and his life is his life, but when you have the power that he does or at least did to be a role model, it’s a shame to throw it all away. As the father of three impressionable kids, ranging in age from six to 12, they look up to pretty much every person that they see on the TV screen or iPod Touch or the back of a cereal box. It’s a beautiful fairy tale to think that today’s kids worship mom and dad, but the reality ...