Tiger Woods

After reading a few of my friend’s blogs, I realized I spend way to much time blogging about things. I need to lighten up and enjoy things a little bit more and just point out a small highlight of the day or the week.

So, I might be going against what I just said by taking on pretty big task, but I want to talk about Tiger Woods. This week he is playing in the Masters. His first tournament back. Taking a 144 day break from the game of golf. Now, this is what is killing me about the whole thing. The media is having a hay day with this thing. It’s almost like their is nothing else going on in the world of sports, except Tiger’s comeback.

Now I don’t agree with anything that Tiger Woods has done in his personal life. Having an affair is never good in any way. Besides being an idiot and making these mistakes he has done the best he can. He has apologized, taken some time away from the game in an attempt to get his life back in order. He hasn’t tried to diminish or justify what he has done. In my words, he has maned up to it. As Jim Rome says, this is a basic playbook move. Acknowledge it, own it, apologize for it, don’t make excuses or rationalize it, be sincere, move on and keep working.

I know everyone has wanted him to make more statements and were mad when he read his apology statement and then took no questions. He hasn’t been out and about talking with all the media. He has been sitting in the background, working on things, and trying to make corrections in his life. The fact is, even if he made a huge statement and took all the questions in the world, I would be left to say, what is he going to do about it. If he wants to show he is sincere and gain his integrity back he needs to show me and the world that he has changed, and not just say it. That is what I want to see out of Tiger now. Not just some words, but a true change in attitude and action.