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« Reply #300 on: January 22, 2010, 09:19:42 AM »

Sex Rehab Rolling Eyes What a f************** joke. He's just an all American male that is simply horny...period. He hasn't done anything that 95% of the male population hasn't done and will continue to do till' the end of time. He makes me sick, lol.
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« Reply #301 on: January 22, 2010, 08:50:24 PM »

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/golf/entries/2010/01/22/more_claims_surface_about_wood.html?cxntfid=blogs_backspin

More claims surface about Woods, photographic evidence suggests

By Kevin Robbins | Friday, January 22, 2010, 06:25 AM

Deadspin boots us into the weekend with an image worth a thousand snickers:




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« Reply #302 on: January 25, 2010, 10:48:30 AM »

New details on night of Tiger Woods crash

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/tiger_beat/what_really_happened_the_night_tiger_5F1SVAR0bgTrGy0RgKBo7O

10:25 AM, January 25, 2010 ι POST STAFF REPORT
 
Embattled golf great Tiger Woods was doped up on sleeping pills the night he crashed his car -- fleeing his Florida home in a hurry after his club-wielding wife chased him out after discovering he was having a steamy affair with another woman.

The revelations of what occured the day after Thanksgiving -- when Tiger's life came undone -- show the golfer and his wife in a frantic state just hours after she learned that Woods had been cheating on her.

Before the crash, sources told The Daily Beast in a report posted today that Woods, 34, gave his wife, Elin, a head's up that the National Enquirer was going to run a story claiming that he had an affair with Manhattan club manager Rachel Uchitel.

Woods swore to her that the story was false and that he had met Uchitel a few times at social outings. Elin, however, remained suspicious, sources told The Daily Beast.

Woods was able to convince Uchitel to talk to his wife. The two had a 30-minute chat, where Uchitel was able to convince Elin that her relationship with Tiger was purely platonic, the Web site reported.

On Thanksgiving Day, Elin learned some of the Enquirer’s specifics about the affair and an argument took place. Sources told The Daily Beast that Woods took Ambien to fall asleep once the argument ended.

While asleep, Elin looked through Woods' cellphone and found Uchitel’s number, discovering a damning text message that read: "You are the only one I've loved."

That's when Elin went berserk. At about 1 a.m., she began texting Uchitel -- pretending to be Woods -- and wrote, "I miss you," and asked, "When are we seeing each other again?"

Uchitel texted back. The Daily Beast reported that Elin called Uchitel, who answered thinking it was Woods.

"Oh f----!" a stunned Uchitel blurted out before hanging up, the Web site reported.

Elin then woke a disoriented Woods up. The Daily Beast reported that Elin began punching him in the chest and arms, then finally chased him out of the house wielding a golf club.

Shoeless, Woods ran into his car and hit the gas, careening off a fire hydrant and then smashing into a nearby tree.

Elin -- who has two children with Woods, Sam, 2, and Charlie, 10 months -- remains furious at Woods.

In the meantime, Woods is staying at the Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services clinic in Hattiesburg, Miss. The Daily Beast reported that Elin visited Woods at the facility this past weekend as she mulls over whether or not to divorce him.
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« Reply #303 on: January 29, 2010, 05:52:17 PM »

TIGER WOODS: I HATE MYSELF!


Just a day before his beautiful 30-year-old wife Elin arrived in Mississippi to spend five days in counseling with her husband, the 34-year-old golfer fell apart, crying like a baby in front of fellow patients, say sources.

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http://www.nationalenquirer.com/tiger_woods_suicidal_meltdown_full_disclosure_rehab_elin_mistress_19/celebrity/68058
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« Reply #304 on: January 30, 2010, 09:01:35 PM »

TIGER WOODS: I HATE MYSELF!


Just a day before his beautiful 30-year-old wife Elin arrived in Mississippi to spend five days in counseling with her husband, the 34-year-old golfer fell apart, crying like a baby in front of fellow patients, say sources.

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http://www.nationalenquirer.com/tiger_woods_suicidal_meltdown_full_disclosure_rehab_elin_mistress_19/celebrity/68058

"I hate myself for getting in this situation!"

He doesn't hate himself for getting in this situation.  He hates himself for getting caught.  This therapy isn't going to help him one bit.

When this story first broke out he was quoted as saying he is not comfortable enough moneywise in his career.  Now we all know why he said that.  He was paying everyone off.  We only know half of who he has paid off over the years.

While I am at it, the one disturbing thing is that his best friend was helping him hide his secret mistresses.  He even accompanied her on her trip to Australia.  How can his wife look at this POS.  If she is going to get back with her husband the first thing I would say is he will never be allowed in our home.

Next thing we will hear is that he fired his best friend from the company he runs and his friend will write a tell all book.

I agree with Nut.  He makes me sick.
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« Reply #305 on: February 04, 2010, 11:21:48 AM »

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/tiger_woods_sex_rehab_release_elin_uchitel/celebrity/68102

T.W. IS OUT OF REHAB!

 
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« Reply #306 on: February 04, 2010, 11:26:32 AM »


 


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TIGER LEAVES REHAB
 

Photo by: Splash.TW.com Tiger Woods is leaving sex addiction rehab by the end of this week

RadarOnline.com reports that Elin Nordegren has flown to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to bring Tiger home, sources close to the situation say.

Yesterday it was reported Elin has cut ties with the high powered lawyer she had brought into weigh divorce options with the seeming repentant King Of Swing.

Tiger is now nearing the tail end of his tenure at Gentle Path in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

 "Tiger and Elin want to be alone out of public when he leaves the clinic," a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com.

 "He should be out by the weekend," a source said. 

"They are giving their marriage a second try."

The potent putter has been in rehab for approximately six weeks. His secret life of cheating was exposed when the Enquirer first reported that he was in a serious five-month relationship with NYC  party girl Rachel Uchitel the day before Thanksgiving 09.

 
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« Reply #307 on: February 18, 2010, 09:40:28 PM »

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/tiger_beat/tiger_woods_wife_elin_won_attend_rwr2pEYisdZeAUFjr1UizI

Tiger Woods wife Elin won't attend his public statement   
     
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« Reply #308 on: February 18, 2010, 10:29:17 PM »

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/sports/golf/19tiger.html

Golf Writers to Boycott Woods’s Talk
By LARRY DORMAN
Published: February 18, 2010
Objecting to the ground rules for Friday’s scripted and highly managed live television statement by Tiger Woods, the Golf Writers Association of America announced a boycott of the event Thursday. The ground rules allowed close proximity to Woods for three pool reporters who would agree not to ask him questions.
he association was offered three spots in the room in the clubhouse at the T.P.C. at Sawgrass, where Woods planned to issue his first public statement in nearly three months. The board of directors for the 950-member organization of golf writers, editors and broadcasters voted overwhelmingly to boycott the event. Three spots were also given to reporters from The Associated Press, Reuters and Bloomberg News Service. Those organizations accepted the spots.

A number of other credentialed reporters will be a mile away in a ballroom at the Marriott Sawgrass, outside the east gate of the PGA Tour complex, watching Woods on television. They will not be permitted inside the gates, nor can they ask questions of Woods.

The president of the G.W.A.A., Vartan Kupelian, said, “To limit the ability of journalists to attend, listen, see and question Woods goes against the grain of everything we believe.”
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« Reply #309 on: February 19, 2010, 08:45:36 AM »

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/sports/golf/19tiger.html

Golf Writers to Boycott Woods’s Talk
By LARRY DORMAN
Published: February 18, 2010
Objecting to the ground rules for Friday’s scripted and highly managed live television statement by Tiger Woods, the Golf Writers Association of America announced a boycott of the event Thursday. The ground rules allowed close proximity to Woods for three pool reporters who would agree not to ask him questions.
he association was offered three spots in the room in the clubhouse at the T.P.C. at Sawgrass, where Woods planned to issue his first public statement in nearly three months. The board of directors for the 950-member organization of golf writers, editors and broadcasters voted overwhelmingly to boycott the event. Three spots were also given to reporters from The Associated Press, Reuters and Bloomberg News Service. Those organizations accepted the spots.

A number of other credentialed reporters will be a mile away in a ballroom at the Marriott Sawgrass, outside the east gate of the PGA Tour complex, watching Woods on television. They will not be permitted inside the gates, nor can they ask questions of Woods.

The president of the G.W.A.A., Vartan Kupelian, said, “To limit the ability of journalists to attend, listen, see and question Woods goes against the grain of everything we believe.”

Goodmorning MuffyBEE & Monkey's,

Thank-you for informing us about the boycoott.

 

CNN is scheculed to air TW speech AT 11:00 est, lol.
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« Reply #310 on: February 19, 2010, 02:20:54 PM »

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6874586.html
Tiger says he's 'deeply sorry' for selfish actions

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods publicly apologized Friday without revealing any more details about his infidelity, and told a global audience he’s not sure when he’ll play golf again.

“I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. What I did was not acceptable,” said Woods, looking composed and speaking in a steady voice. His wife, Elin, was not with him.

As for coming back to the PGA Tour, the planet’s best golfer said: “I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don’t know when that day will be. I don’t rule out it will be this year.”

Woods talked for 13½ minutes from the clubhouse at the TPC Sawgrass, home of the PGA Tour. About 40 people were in the room, including his mother, with an untold number watching around the world as he made his public confession.

When Woods finished, he hugged his mother and she whispered in his ear.

“I said ‘I’m so proud of you. Never think you stand alone. Mom will always be there for you and I love you,’” Kultida Woods said.

The whole event carried an air of formality, as Woods, dressed in a suit with an open-collared dress shirt, spoke from behind a podium backed by a blue curtain.

Admitting he felt he “deserved to enjoy the temptations” that came with his fabulous success, Woods said he is solely responsible for his actions. “I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior,” Woods said.

Woods said he was in treatment for 45 days and will return for more therapy, adding he has more work to do to resolve his personal problems.

Woods had not talked in public since his traffic accident Nov. 27 triggered shocking revelations about Woods’ serial infidelity.

As for his marriage, he said: “Every one of these questions and answers is a matter between Elin and me, issues between a husband and wife.”

In Sweden, Elin’s father, Thomas Nordegren, said he saw Woods’ confession.

“I watched it but I have nothing to say right now,” Nordegren told The Associated Press.

Elin’s mother, Barbro Holmberg, declined to comment on Woods’ apology, through her spokeswoman Eva Malmborg.

Friday’s event was tightly controlled, with only a few journalists allowed to watch Woods live. The televised confession became a major television event with the networks breaking in to show it.

ABC’s George Stephanopoulos called the speech “one of the most remarkable public apologies ever by a public figure.”

No other PGA Tour player could command this kind of attention.

Woods is one of the most recognized athletes in the world. Television ratings double when he is in contention, which has happened a lot on his way to winning 71 times on the PGA Tour and 14 majors, four short of the record held by Jack Nicklaus.

And no other athlete had such a spectacular fall. Accenture and AT&T have ended their endorsement contracts with him, and Woods has become the butt of jokes on everything from late shows to Disney performances.

“I think that since Day 1, people that know him and people that don’t know him, what I’ve heard from most people is mainly, I mean there’s some anger in some corners, but mainly it is a sense of sadness,” PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said. “He’s an American hero. And he’s had his issues.”

“At the end of the day, he’s a human being. We all make mistakes,” he said. “My personal reaction was that his comments were heartfelt. He clearly recognizes that there has been serious impact to a wide range of individuals and organizations.”

Woods’ statement came during the Match Play Championship, sponsored by Accenture.

Ernie Els was among players who were upset to learn that Woods had chosen the week of a World Golf Championship for a public appearance that was sure to take attention away from the tournament. “It’s selfish,” Els told Golfweek magazine.

Former champion Nick Faldo, whose own personal life has been subject to media scrutiny over the years, watched Woods and told the Golf Channel: “It has left a big question mark: When is he going to return? We have had the apology but as golfers we are back at square one.”

The companies that have stuck most closely by Woods, Nike Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc., reiterated their support.

“Tiger has apologized and made his position clear. Nike fully supports him and his family. We look forward to him returning to golf,” the company said in a statement.

EA Sports president Peter Moore said in a statement: “It was good to see Tiger address the public today, and we’re supportive of his focus toward family and rebuilding his life.”

Woods’ appearance drew reaction from all corners.

From the Olympics, American Alpine skier Julia Mancuso posted on Twitter: “do we think this is coming from the heart or the paper! come on Tiger! give us some reality here.”

Veronica Siwik-Daniels, one of Woods’ alleged mistresses and a former pornographic performer, watched the event with her attorney in a Los Angeles radio studio. She said she wants an apology for the unwanted attention the scandal has brought her.

“I really feel I deserve to look at him in person face to face in the eyes because I did not deserve this,” she said.
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« Reply #311 on: February 20, 2010, 08:59:01 AM »

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10051/1037366-51.stm


Opinion divided on Woods

Saturday, February 20, 2010
By Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


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 She has won national, state and local awards for her reporting on health care, education, children and family issues and legal affairs. Before arriving at the PG in 1990, Carpenter covered politics for United Press International in Harrisburg and was a producer and reporter for public television stations in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. She was raised in Princeton, N.J. and Tokyo. She has a bachelor's degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., and a master's degree in studies in law from Yale Law School. She is married to PG reporter Gary Rotstein. Join her on Google Buzz. More »LifestyleTrekking With Wolves
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 EmailPrintOpinion divided on Woods
Saturday, February 20, 2010
By Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Lori Moffett/Associaed PressTiger Woods makes a statement at the Sawgrass Players Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla, Friday.Oh, the cynicism of it all.

However "heartfelt" Tiger Woods' televised mea culpa on Friday over his infidelity may have been -- that was the word used to describe it by PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem -- much of the public, at least in the blogosphere, didn't seem to be buying it.

"Blah! Blah! Blah! Sponsors, please come back!! I'll be good from now on!! NOT!" posted Sherry on TMZ.com.

"Tiger Woods Buries Himself in Recovery Cliches," sniffed Doree Shafrir at Gawker.com.

The golf legend's appearance at 11 a.m. was carried live on the three major broadcast networks, on cable channels and streamed on the Internet, in what was perhaps the most widely covered public apology since then-President Bill Clinton's admission of an "inappropriate relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky more than a decade ago.

In his nearly 15-minute statement, Mr. Woods, whose serial extramarital relationships came to light after a November car accident outside his Florida home, apologized for hurting his wife, his family, his foundation and his business partners. He also denied reports that his wife, Elin, struck him with a golf club after she discovered his affairs.

"There has never been an episode of domestic violence in our marriage. Ever," he said. His wife was not present at his public appearance.

Mr. Woods also said he planned to return to golf one day, "I just don't know when that day will be."

Media experts were divided over how far his public apology will go toward repairing not only his personal but his professional life.

"What I expected to see today was humility. What I saw was arrogance," said Rick Cerrone, former New York Yankees public relations manager, who declared it a "public relations disaster" on CNN afterward. snip...


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« Reply #312 on: February 20, 2010, 02:03:21 PM »

http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/20/tiger-woods-so-we-were-wondering/

Tiger Woods voting poll.
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« Reply #313 on: February 22, 2010, 01:43:40 PM »

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100219

Originally Published: February 19, 2010
Tiger still playing by his own rules

By Bill Simmons
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Say this much about Tiger: People give a crap. I don't know anyone who didn't watch this morning's speech. There isn't another athlete -- not one -- who could have made the world stop from 11 to 11:15 like Tiger Woods did.

And with that, we're done with the positives. I thought it was a borderline train wreck. It amazes me that Tiger learned little to nothing from the past two months. The control freak whose life slipped out of control dipped right back into control-freak mode, reading a prepared speech in front of a hand-selected audience of people, taking no questions, talking in clichés and only occasionally seeming human. Everything about it seemed staged. Everything. When the main camera broke down at the nine-minute mark and Tiger had to be shown from the side, I half-expected to see that he was plugged in to the wall.

Whatever. I was going to leave it alone. After all, that had to have been a humiliating experience for the guy. But listening to talking heads praise that ludicrous speech pushed me over the edge. Someone actually said, "It came from the heart." It did? Was it C3PO's heart? I thought it seemed like an automated response from Microsoft's new "Cheater's Confession" program.

Let's look at the facts. Tiger cheats on his wife relentlessly and brazenly. She finds out somehow. This leads to him crashing his car in the wee hours of Thanksgiving night. Scandal. Cover-up. More women come out. And more. And more. Tiger disappears like Jimmy Hoffa. Elin stops wearing her ring. Tiger stays hidden. Rumors swirl. By hiding, by not saying anything, Tiger enables every rumor and negative story to gain steam. When he sneaks away to a sex rehab clinic for 45 days, neither Tiger or his representatives acknowledge rumors that he's there. He emerges with a staged jogging photo op; one day later, three other photos of Tiger hitting golf balls, even seeming jovial in one of them, hit the wires. And then, today's prepared remarks. That came from the heart. Just as long as you didn't ask a follow-up question.

When we first saw the room in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., it looked like the set of a "Saturday Night Live" episode: small podium, blue curtain, some heads. The camera panned the crowd, revealing that there apparently had been an emergency casting call for somber white people in blazers. (Why didn't I get an invite? I own a blazer! I could have looked somber!) At 11:01 a.m. ET, Tiger emerged from the back, and I remember thinking that it would have been awesome if he were naked from the waist down.

He spoke for the next 13 and a half minutes. He spoke … like this. There was … no emotion … in his words. His face … was blank … and empty. Part of me … felt bad … for him. There were … a couple of moments … when it seemed … like … he was trying … to shed a tear … or have his voice catch … just for effect. You get … the idea.

People wondered why Tiger opted for a prepared speech instead of the traditional move for disgraced celebrities: sitting down for an interview with "20/20" or "Primetime." You saw why as he was reading his statement. Tiger isn't capable of discussing this stuff with depth or emotion. He can't ad-lib about his feelings and never could. It would have been awful. Like so many other mega-celebrities who became famous too early, it's as though they never properly develop the part of their brain that controls this question: "How can I win over the person I'm talking to right now?" When you become famous too early, you don't have to win over anyone. You just have to exist. You become constantly wary. You start watching what you say around people you don't know. You measure any potential friend or business partner by one question: "What do they want from me?"

That's one reason he ended up in this mess. The other was simpler: Normal rules don't apply to celebrities. This is what bothered me so much about Tiger entering sex rehab. Look, if he really does have a problem, fine. But if Tiger needs rehab, then so does half of the professional sports world. In Miami for the Super Bowl two weekends ago, I saw one famous athlete creeping on more girls than Ronnie, Pauly D and The Situation combined. In the era of cell phones and texts, post-Tiger scandal, you would have thought he'd be more careful. It became the running joke of the weekend. Uh-oh, there he is again! Still creeping! But that's what these guys do. If we learned anything from the Tiger scandal, it's that the celebrity debauchery circuit was much more complex than we ever imagined.

In "A Few Good Men," one of my favorite scenes is when Kevin Bacon is cross-examining the guy from "ER" and asks him why "Code Red" isn't in the rulebook, then Tom Cruise redirects and points out that the mess hall isn't in there, either. Remember that? So how do you know how to get to the mess hall? You just follow the crowd. That's the answer. And that's what Tiger did this decade. He followed the crowd. He just got caught.

Should he have been contrite? Of course. But just be honest about it. My least favorite part of the speech: "But still, I know I have bitterly disappointed all of you. I have made you question who I am and how I could have done the things I did. I'm embarrassed that I have put you in this position. For all that I have done, I am so sorry. I have a lot to atone for."

Big mistake. And plastic. I would have played the "I became a celebrity too soon, I had too many people kissing my butt too soon, I had everything handed to me, I began to think I was invincible and that my behavior had no consequences" card right here. Hell, I even would have compared myself to a child actor or a musician who becomes too famous too young. If the goal of the speech was to make people realize why he did what he did and seem contrite, why not try to connect with us instead of impersonating the little girl from "Small Wonder"? Arrrrrgh.

Tiger was properly hard on himself at times. He said "I'm deeply sorry" and "I'm sorry." He called his behavior "irresponsible and selfish." He called himself "selfish" and "foolish." There was a weird moment when he said that "Elin and I have started the process of discussing the damage caused by my behavior. As Elin pointed out to me, my real apology to her will not come in the form of words. It will come from my behavior over time." Then he said, "However, what we say to each other will remain between the two of us." Well, except for that part about behavior over time.

The best part of the speech: "My behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners, to everyone involved in my foundation, including my staff, board of directors, sponsors and, most importantly, the young students we reach. Our work is more important than ever. Thirteen years ago, my dad and I envisioned helping young people achieve their dreams through education. This work remains unchanged and will continue to grow. From the Learning Center students in Southern California to the Earl Woods scholars in Washington, D.C., millions of kids have changed their lives and I am dedicated to making sure that continues."

Had I written the speech for him, I would have started there, and actually, I would have started with an anecdote about Tiger's father and the man's expectations for his son. We found out about Tiger through Earl. We grew attached to Tiger through Earl. They had one of the best father/son relationships in sports. Earl was the one person who made Tiger seem like anything other than a golf-ball-cracking cyborg. Like so many others, I wondered if Tiger lost his way after Earl's death, no different than Jordan riding a Double-A bus in 1994. If the goal of this news conference was to get people to feel sorry for him and give him another chance, then Tiger should have gone there. It wouldn't have been disingenuous. It would have been true. And it would have made him seem more human.

Letting down a foundation that he started with his late father … wasn't that a bigger deal than letting down Nike or Notah Begay III? Wasn't that the underrated collateral damage here? Only a few athletes have a chance to make a real difference in the community; Tiger has the chance, but his behavior made it more difficult. Anyone can get married, anyone can have kids, anyone can be good at their job. Not everyone can change the lives of tens of thousands of people.

That wasn't the only tactical mistake Tiger made. He went on attack about Thanksgiving night, saying, "Some people have speculated that Elin somehow hurt or attacked me on Thanksgiving night. It angers me that people would fabricate a story like that."

To be fair, Tiger, you crashed your car while leaving your house at 2:30 a.m., you weren't wearing shoes, your neighbors found you asleep on the sidewalk and your wife holding a golf club, the back windows of your cars were smashed in, the accident wasn't reported for 12 hours and then you disappeared for 10 weeks. You never told us what happened. You got terrible advice from your advisors and opened the door for people to imagine crazy scenarios for what happened that night. Don't blame us.

He followed with this: "Elin never hit me that night or any other night. There has never been an episode of domestic violence in our marriage, ever. Elin has shown enormous grace and poise throughout this ordeal. Elin deserves praise, not blame." Let's hope this is true, because if it's not, then nobody will ever be able to trust anything Tiger Woods says again.

The worst part of the speech: "I was unfaithful. I had affairs, I cheated. What I did is not acceptable. And I am the only person to blame. I stopped living by the core values that I was taught to believe in. I knew my actions were wrong, but I convinced myself that normal rules didn't apply. I never thought about who I was hurting. Instead, I thought only about myself. I ran straight through the boundaries that a married couple should live by. I thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to. I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame, I didn't have far -- I didn't have to go far to find them. I was wrong, I was foolish. I don't get to play by different rules."

It's hard to explain how insufferable this was live, because on paper, it doesn't seem so bad. But I had a number of problems with it, including …

• He came off like Schwarzenegger in "Terminator 2."

• His premise was false. Really famous people DO get to play by different rules. Sorry. We enable them.

• I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me has to rank among the worst excuses in the history of mankind. Christ, Tiger, you're pretending that you put real thought into this? You thought you DESERVED to enjoy all the temptations around you? That's your explanation? Trust me, you should have gone with "I got married too soon, I should have sowed my oats first, I didn't, I'm an ass." Much better. We could relate to that. Instead, you came off like a horny robot. Again, I think you should fire everyone at IMG and start over. They are doing you damage.

Back to the speech. I really liked this part: "It's not what you achieve in life that matters, it's what you overcome. Achievements on the golf course are only part of setting an example. Character and decency are what really count. Parents used to point at me as a role model for their kids. I owe all those families a special apology. I want to say to them that I am truly sorry."

Fantastic. That should have been the second point in his speech, right after he talked about how he felt bad about ruining his charity foundation and letting down his late father, and just before he talked about the damage to his wife and kids. I thought it was fascinating that he apologized to his business partners well before he apologized to those families. Whatever.

Another part I liked: When he begged the paparazzi to leave his wife and kids alone. Sorry, they're always going to bug your wife, Tiger. She married a public figure. But the kids … yes. Agreed. Kids should always be off-limits. You could have gone further here. Anyone with kids would have felt bad for you.

Things tailed off near the end when he mentioned being "raised a Buddhist" and "actively practiced my faith from childhood until I drifted away from it in recent years." I would say so. As Tiger said, "Buddhism teaches that a creation of things outside ourselves causes an unhappy and pointless search for security. It teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint. Obviously, I lost track of what I was taught." That's an understatement. If this is true, he's one of the worst Buddhists of all time.

He talked about needing more treatment, and about "the importance of looking at my spiritual life and keeping in balance with my professional life." (This sounded like it was written through one of those Russian-to-English translators.) He thought he needed "to regain my balance and be centered, so I can save the things that are most important to me: My marriage and my children." (Better late than never.) He said he planned to return to golf one day, but "I just don't know when that day will be." (That groan you heard came from everyone who couldn't have been more excited about the 2010 Masters, including me.)

By this point, I was making the same face that an airplane passenger makes in the first few seconds after an unclaimed fart. Tiger mercifully ended the proceedings by saying, "Finally … there are many people in this room … and there are many people at home … who believed in me. Today … I want to ask for your help. I ask you … to find room in your heart … to one day … believe in me again. Thank you."

He seemed to get choked up, but we couldn't tell because the main camera broke and he had been shot from the left side for about four minutes. The conspiracy theorist in me wondered if the broken camera was part of the plan. Either way, I left the speech angry -- not at the speech itself, but by the fact that someone who said, "I was wrong, I was foolish. I don't get to play by different rules" continued to think he could play by different rules.

I want to come clean. Just under my terms. And you can't ask me anything.

In a few weeks, or a few months, Tiger will start hitting golf balls and everything will be fine again. I just want to get there. For now, we apparently have to put up with a few more weeks (and possibly months) of the Tiger Woods Rehabilitation Tour. There will be more rehab, more staged photos, more secrecy and eventually a carefully planned interview with the right person who won't be a threat to ask him anything interesting. Wake me up when he plays a tournament. And if you want to watch a clip of the speech, just watch the first 10 seconds that started with the curtain. It's still there.

Bill Simmons is a columnist for ESPN.com and the author of the recent New York Times best-seller, "The Book of Basketball." For every Simmons column and podcast, check out Sports Guy's World. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sportsguy33.
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« Reply #314 on: February 22, 2010, 03:34:45 PM »

Thanks San...interesting read...
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« Reply #315 on: February 24, 2010, 01:28:02 PM »

Elin refused Tiger Woods' request for family photo

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Tiger Woods' wife refused to pose for a family portrait the night before his TV apology, it was reported yesterday.

The cheating golf ace, 34, thought he had made progress toward improving his shattered marriage, insiders said.

But fuming Elin Nordegren, 30, refused to pose with him and their two kids after Woods arranged the session in Orlando, Florida.

A source said: "She was angry and said, 'Absolutely no way'.

"He has made some progress with Elin -- she hasn't filed for divorce yet. But she also hasn't yet slept in the same house as him."

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« Reply #316 on: June 23, 2010, 02:12:04 PM »

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/elin_nordegren_tiger_woods_divorce_lawyers_meetings_/celebrity/68880

Elin Divorce Heats UP

Livid ELIN  NORDEGREN & TIGER WOODS multiple meets with respective divorce lawyers as they hammer out terms of impending final split.

Radaronline.com reports the potent putter and Swedish beauty met separately with their divorce attorneys two days in a row.

Elin confab-ed with a divorce attorney on Monday and Tuesday at her rented house in the Orlando, Florida area while Tiger met with his attorneys the same days, having a four-hour session on Monday.

"They met with divorce attorneys at the same time, in different locations," a source said. "The divorce is moving ahead."

The multiple legal confabs are occurring because divorce negotiations are speeding up.

Despite Elin's desire to return with the cubs to her native Sweden,  "They are talking about both Tiger and Elin moving to South Florida in separate residences. Tiger wants to be near his children," the source said.After the custody details are finalized, reportedly, Tiger will pay <a href="http://Elin $750 million in the divorce settlement." target="_blank">http://Elin $750 million in the divorce settlement.</a>

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