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<p>I know what you mean. There were some celebrity pictures of him at a tennis tournament several years ago where he looked a bit “friendlier” than one would expect of a former president that had me raising an eyebrow.</p>
<p>It occurs to me that someone who is incredibly rich and famous, and therefore able to do anything, must also feel quite imprisoned.</p>
<p>So what if Tiger takes an endorsement hit? What possible impact could that really have on his life? I guess it could interfere with plans to build his own Space Shuttle.</p>
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<p>You don’t have to be rich and famous.</p>
<p>There is so much electronic evidence around that someone else can figure out
what you’re doing by your electronic footprint. Just think of a divorce lawyer
with a subpoena for your EZ-Pass or cell-phone records or your spouse grabbing
your mobile phone and going through your call or text history.</p>
<p>The waitress in LV said that they had 20 “meetings”. I would think that any spouse
would be a little suspicious of 20 trips across the country to the same place in 18
months. That he used his business organization to pay for one of the trips could
be an IRS issue too.</p>
<p>“I think some folks might have a tad more sympathy for Tiger if he had only slipped once… but clearly that is not the case.”</p>
<p>They also may have had more sympathy if he hadn’t been unfaithful during his wife’s pregnancies, and if he hadn’t previously done such a good job of cultivating a squeaky clean image.</p>
<p>I do think at this point this is primarily between Woods and his wife and he will have to deal with the professional and endorsement issues that may follow. Surprised he would jeopardize a marriage with a wife who seems to care about him and his relationship with his 2 kids . Too bad he did not get this out of his system before he married in 2004. Surprised also that with his squeaky clean image that his managers, pr people,entourage, security people,etc. did not have more of a handle on this behavior.</p>
<p>“Surprised he would jeopardize a marriage with a wife who seems to care about him and his relationship with his 2 kids .”</p>
<p>Why surprised? The number of famous men who have done this is legion. Heck, the number of ordinary men who’ve done this is legion.</p>
<p>And if one is a billionaire and is surrounded by security guards who can ensure one’s privacy – and who have a history of doing an excellent job at that – one could become overconfident and give into the many gorgeous women who’d be eager to be one’s bedmate.</p>
<p>I imagine that there are lots of things Tiger has done throughout the years that the public has no idea about. Being a billionaire can buy lots of privacy.</p>
<p>Northstarmom, Yes I am not naive enough to not know that this happens all the time with celebrities (and mortals alike). The issue as you have noted previously is his squeaky clean image. However, there is much more info out there recently available to celebrities and their security people,etc. that wasn’t available even a few years ago-the need to be more cautious. Easier to get caught by easier techology(cell phone cameras,etc) ,tabloids, Perez Hilton, people looking to cash in ,etc.</p>
<p>This is priceless. Quote from women who claims affair with Woods (Fox Sports):
“I hope he can forgive me for doing this and I know he probably can’t,” Grubbs is quoted as saying. “Whatever happens with Elin, I hope Tiger and I can reconnect and remain good friends.”</p>
<p>Honestly?</p>
<p>Holy crap, his newest press release basically says I cheated on my wife and please leave us alone.</p>
<p>Hunt - LOL</p>
<p>seriously - I applaud Tiger for not talking. This is his family business. He should not have even gotten a ticket. My daughter ran over a stop sign once (yes, really) the police came and they didn’t ticket her.<br>
The less Tiger talks the more I like him. He and Elin can work this out, they certainly don’t need our help.</p>
<p>The interesting thing about Tiger Woods with regards to celebrity status to me, is that he has been a celebrity his whole adult life. When did he win his first major golf tournament? In his teens.</p>
<p>His wealth and fame have probably created a world that is slightly unreal to most of us. When you think about it, his transgressions, whatever they are, happen every day to people across all walks of life. </p>
<p>The difference is that most of us, if we do something so irresponsible, only have our family or friends to account to. He has endorsers. And an adoring fan base.</p>
<p>Tournaments and charities depend on his image. It must be a surreal and difficult ledge to have to stand on. The fall is hard, too.</p>
<p>Most of us cannot understand why a man who has it “all” would risk so much. But, that is precisely what some people crave. An adrenaline rush. </p>
<p>Tiger will probably endure this. Whether or not his wife and he work it out or not isn’t really our issue. I wish them the best. </p>
<p>I am sorry that they feel their privacy was invaded. It was. People smelled the fishy story a mile away, and when your marriage and image is now on the comedy show circuit, or on internet discussion boards, you can’t control the outcome. My guess is that the shine on the Tiger Woods endoresements will be a little lackluster in the future. He will lose money on this one. </p>
<p>Just ask…nope. Not mentioning her name. We have enough threads dissecting her life, already.</p>
<p>I’ve always thought Tiger Woods was strange - never found him appealing. His emotions were managed a little too tightly. He was set up to be so perfect, so unflappable that the pressure had to be enormous. This stuff sounds like classic self sabotage. </p>
<p>Does anyone recall ever seeing him out with any women before he got married?</p>
<p>cartera- I agree. I always found him robotic and bland. I do feel sorry for him now that it has all blown up. </p>
<p>Troy Aikman (former Dallas Cowboy) was not a cheater.</p>
<p>I believe he had a long term girlfriend from his Stanford days. I remember that it was news when they broke up. But it was pretty private, neither was seeking publicity regarding the relationship.</p>
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<p>If I’m remembering this correctly, didn’t his father have him on a pretty short leash for most of his life? It seems he never really had a period where he was able to just do his own thing on his own terms. Perhaps he is having a delayed rebellion phase. </p>
<p>Most of us sow our wild oats when we are teenagers or young adults. It’s too bad Tiger didn’t do that earlier, before his behavior had the potential to destroy a family.</p>
<p>i know rite 
thats crazy . Well really not cause he is human too !
but you wouldn’t think he would be the one that would cheat .
comee on now his wife just as dumb !
He had an reck 2 am in the morinq .
First what was he doinq out so early ?
Obviously , she didnt know either .
So she should’ve knew somethinq was qoinq on !</p>
<p>A similar thing happened with Michael Jordan at one point in his career, though it wasnt really a “woman” issue, though we all knew that was a part of it. And, Im not going to go into what most Chicagoans “know” except to say that just like there is an incredible amount of temptation surrounding rock stars, to levels none of us can even begin to understand, the same was true for Tiger, for MJ, for Bill Clinton, etc…</p>
<p>People are just human and they do the best they can. I hope for the sake of his kids that this can be kept to a minimal circus, though I highly, highly doubt it will be. We love to knock our heroes off thier pedestals.</p>
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<p>I agree. We naturally love to gloat when someone made out to be better than us turns out not to be. It’s not nice of us (by which I mean humans), but we relish it.</p>
<p>Nrdbsb4 may bring up an interesting point as I also mentioned- too bad he did not sow his wild oats before he married and had children. The dad died in 2006 I believe and it looks like this behavior may have escalated after that?</p>