Tiger Woods...............
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SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
Tiger is better at golf than...
Babe Ruth was at baseball
Michael Jordan was at basketball
or anyone else for that matter.............
maybe..........but it's GOLF! It's a game; not a sport.SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
he comes across as a good decent human being......
friends of mine who have "dealt with" him, would tell you otherwise.If I had known then what I know now...
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Tiger Woods is the best there ever will be.0
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South of Seattle wrote:patrickredeyes wrote:Tiger Woods is the best there ever will be.
That was great watching that shot live. Awesome!!!!!0 -
nice to see tiger back in form, ready for another green jacket.
i envision phil mickelson looking like this a lot at this years masters:0 -
sweet adeline wrote:nice to see tiger back in form, ready for another green jacket.
i envision phil mickelson looking like this a lot at this years masters:
i'm hoping for tiger and phil to be in the final pairing on sunday....mostly because i'll be there!!!0 -
norm wrote:sweet adeline wrote:nice to see tiger back in form, ready for another green jacket.
i envision phil mickelson looking like this a lot at this years masters:
i'm hoping for tiger and phil to be in the final pairing on sunday....mostly because i'll be there!!!
what?!? you lucky mofo, how did you get tickets? i went to the 2000 masters when vijay won (not very cool), but it was amazing. have you been before? TV does not do that course justice.0 -
sweet adeline wrote:norm wrote:sweet adeline wrote:nice to see tiger back in form, ready for another green jacket.
i envision phil mickelson looking like this a lot at this years masters:
i'm hoping for tiger and phil to be in the final pairing on sunday....mostly because i'll be there!!!
what?!? you lucky mofo, how did you get tickets? i went to the 2000 masters when vijay won (not very cool), but it was amazing. have you been before? TV does not do that course justice.
it's my 40th birthday present from my family...never been and was totally surprised when they told me
i'm going with my brother who taught me how to play golf and basically got me into golf...i'm so amped to go but i think my bro might be more which makes me really happy
vijay's a tool....sorry you had to experience that0 -
norm wrote:
it's my 40th birthday present from my family
Such is the life of a trust fund baby!
sorry, Norm............couldn't resist. Have one of whatever they drink down there for me.If I had known then what I know now...
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imalive wrote:norm wrote:
it's my 40th birthday present from my family
Such is the life of a trust fund baby!
sorry, Norm............couldn't resist. Have one of whatever they drink down there for me.
jealous? green just isn't your color
and if this is how trust fund babies live, they can keep it :P0 -
norm wrote:sweet adeline wrote:nice to see tiger back in form, ready for another green jacket.
i envision phil mickelson looking like this a lot at this years masters:
i'm hoping for tiger and phil to be in the final pairing on sunday....mostly because i'll be there!!!
SPEEDY will be in attendance at the Masters....
that is SO FUCKING COOL that YOU will be there....Take me piece by piece.....
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nevermind...................Take me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....0 -
SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:Indifference71 wrote:ajedigecko wrote:it will be interesting to see if he continues to think he his bigger than the game.
the player attitude of "bigger than the game" is what destroyed professional sports, for me.
coaches attitude of "bigger than the game" is what is killing college sports currently, for me.
Since when does Tiger think he is "bigger than the game"????
This guy works his ass off to be the best golfer in the world.
He's one of the most intense competitors around and hates losing and that shows by his win totals.
is all he wants do to is be the best golfer on the planet...PERIOD!!!
he keeps his political beliefs to himself...he keeps his family life out of the media(as best as he can)
he comes across as a good decent human being......
its just about golf....
In the end who does it benefit to have someone who separates sport and politics? Does Tiger Woods relative silence about racism in golf help the next minority golfer that comes on tour? Does Tiger Woods relative silence about sweatshop manufacturing, particularly as used by NIKE, help kids in Indonesia that have finger arthritis at 10 from sewing his t-shirt and shoes? In the end the people that really benefit from this are the rich assholes that own Tiger Woods, the twisted American way of life, and Tiger Woods. Thus is it not surprising that the most media conglomerates, which are owned by the people that own Tiger Woods, encourage similar attitudes about sport and politics to the one you have?
The real irony is that we think that politics and sport don't mix, but in our neoliberal capitalist country we sit down and watch a game thats equipment is manufactured overseas in sweatshops instead of US factories, played predominantly by men, announced predominantly by men, over television stations that are owned mostly by rich, white, men, which accept commercials from other corporations that do their production overseas rather than in the US, that are also owned by mostly rich, white, men. Moreover, while the people of America are being sold out by these companies, they convince us that we are 'being american' by watching the sport - how ridiculous...no? You see sports are political, they are a tool to get us to follow what those is power want us to do in America, and by Tiger Woods being silent, and many people thinking that's a good thing, you are not 'being American' in the truest sense since you aren't offering anything to the American political process. But...that's just a different way of looking at it.0 -
like i said....
Im glad Tiger Woods keeps his poilitical bullshit to himself....
and just plays golf..........Take me piece by piece.....
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SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:like i said....
Im glad Tiger Woods keeps his poilitical bullshit to himself....
and just plays golf..........
A. You can be aware of what's going on, and address it.
B. You can be aware of what's going on, but pretend it's not happening.0 -
RW81233 wrote:SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:like i said....
Im glad Tiger Woods keeps his poilitical bullshit to himself....
and just plays golf..........
A. You can be aware of what's going on, and address it.
B. You can be aware of what's going on, but pretend it's not happening.
and realize that Tiger Woods political beliefs are not going to change my life whatsoever....
and be happy he keeps them to himself........Take me piece by piece.....
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You really think that TIger Woods political beliefs wouldn't have an effect on your everyday life? That's a silly argument. History holds evidence that suggests otherwise. I mean Jackie Robinson integrated baseball 15 years before Brown v. Board of Education, Muhammad Ali helped support the anti-Vietnam effort, John Carlos and Tommie Smith pushed for equality during tough times and lost a lot of money for it, Cathy Freeman was able to make a whole country face a terrible truth about its past, and even Tiger Woods caused a stir with one of his first Nike commercials which stated that there were a lot of courses he couldn't play on in America because of the color of his skin...not surprisingly it was quickly pulled. Like it or not high profile athletes can have an effec on your life...the real question is why don't you want them to?0
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RW81233 wrote:You really think that TIger Woods political beliefs wouldn't have an effect on your everyday life? That's a silly argument. History holds evidence that suggests otherwise. I mean Jackie Robinson integrated baseball 15 years before Brown v. Board of Education, Muhammad Ali helped support the anti-Vietnam effort, John Carlos and Tommie Smith pushed for equality during tough times and lost a lot of money for it, Cathy Freeman was able to make a whole country face a terrible truth about its past, and even Tiger Woods caused a stir with one of his first Nike commercials which stated that there were a lot of courses he couldn't play on in America because of the color of his skin...not surprisingly it was quickly pulled. Like it or not high profile athletes can have an effec on your life...the real question is why don't you want them to?
You are asking me why I dont want high profile athletes to change my life????
because in the last 15 years i look at athletes(especially baseball players) as a bunch of overpaid, pieces of crap, steroid freaks who have no concept of the real world....
now why on earth would i give a rats ass about these athletes political beliefs??????
go ask Barry Bonds about his political Beliefs.....
go ask Michael Vick about his political beliefs.......
go ask Pacman Jones about his political beliefs............
Am i supposed to give a fuck about Jose Cansecos political Beliefs??????
Like i said these multi-millionaire athletes who have no concept of the real world......who get paid to play a kids game.....
can keep their political bullshit to themselves........................
Tiger Woods seems like nothing but a decent, good human being......who happens to be the best golfer on the planet......
who i also admire because he seems smart enough to realize that he is better off keeping his political bullshit to himself..........Take me piece by piece.....
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What about the people making billions off of the efforts of those playing a kids game? Do you not want to hear their political beliefs either, because those are the real people with the power. Like I said I guess I disagree, when someone I admire for the way they behave has something to say I listen then try to make my own decisions. I also disagree with your idea that Woods should stay silent when he could potentially start some huge anti-sweatshop movement if he so chose. That's the kind of stuff that changes our lives. Oh well...no biggie I'll agree to disagree.0
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RW81233 wrote:What about the people making billions off of the efforts of those playing a kids game? Do you not want to hear their political beliefs either, because those are the real people with the power. Like I said I guess I disagree, when someone I admire for the way they behave has something to say I listen then try to make my own decisions. I also disagree with your idea that Woods should stay silent when he could potentially start some huge anti-sweatshop movement if he so chose. That's the kind of stuff that changes our lives. Oh well...no biggie I'll agree to disagree.
agree to disagree...........
right on...Take me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....0
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