subject: Is This The End Of Inscrutable Tiger Woods? [print this page] Tiger Woods was different, or so he seemed, with his unmatchable talent and carefully burnished image. Unlike some pro athletes, he had welcomed being a role model. He was, it turns out, too good to be true, and his fall from grace calls into question the very idea of sports hero worship.
Woods, however, was unique a globally recognized brand name that evoked impeccability and historical greatness. His sponsors and handlers, his admiring chroniclers in the media, and especially Woods himself contributed to the image-making.
The depths of sudden disillusionment with Woods have been almost tangible. According to the breaking news on Zeta Buzz, which tracks millions of Blogs and Social Media posts, online references to Woods had been 91 percent positive before his recent troubles and by Thursday had dropped to 57 percent positive.
Tiger Woods' wife has given him the stark ultimatum: "its golf... or me." The world Number One Golfer told wife Elin that he will do anything after his alleged extra-marital affairs came to surface on the sports news.
Elin has agreed to stay with the billionaire star for the sake of their two young children.
The former Swedish model Elin has drawn up a strict list of rules for Woods to follow if he wants to win her back. She was close to walking out for good. She decided to stay for the kids' sake - but on her terms.
They have agreed to try and rebuild their marriage, but Elin will be the one calling the shots. It will be a long time before he's traveling the globe playing golf unless Elin's by his side.
Tiger will have to work long and hard to ever get her to trust him again. Quitting golf shows he is willing to sacrifice something he loves so much to protect his family.
The owner of a youth-oriented Internet site called Role Models on the Web said Thursday he'd been inundated with hateful e-mails and phone calls for leaving a flattering entry about Woods on the site.
Woods, for all his preoccupation with mastery on the course, had managed throughout his career to be viewed as more than just a golfer loving son to his parents, civic-minded creator of a foundation serving disadvantaged children, devoted father who said he'd play less golf so he could spend more time with his two young children.
The fact that he made what is clearly a big error does not dismiss him as someone who can have a tremendous effect on society and youth in the future," Doyle added. "People will give him a second chance, and he will make good on that second chance.
