Tiger Woods is an incredible sports figure! He has had such an amazing impact on the sport of golf. He is incredibly popular, was an ideal candidate for endorsements, has been involved in scandal and controversy and is still one of the most talked about athletes of this generation.

Goal to beat Jack Nickalaus (Chasing the record)

Writing Prompts

1. Tiger Woods: Three words to describe him.
2. On a scale of 1 – 10 how competitive are you?
3. Who is the most competitive player you have been associated with?
4. What role do parents play in sports development?

2019 Masters Winner: Return to Glory, Woods Final Round in 3 minutes

Masters Commercial Immediately Following the Win

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqqljTrHyxM

60 Minutes Australia

60 Minutes Interview: Part 1

1. On a scale of 1 – 10 how competitive are you?
2. Who is the most competitive player you have been associated with?
3. What role do parents play in sports development?

1. 1:18 Expectations before a game: Have you ever had the expectation you will lose?
2. Practice: An addiction. Have you ever experienced a time when you were addicted to practicing?
3. Dad:
4. Mom: Gave Tiger the competitive drive.
5. Crossing boundaries and consequences.
6. Special Skills:

Being in the zone “When I am playing at my best I am tough to beat. I enjoy that.”

I expect to win. As and an athlete, as a competitor. You have to have that belief.”

Very good from great = Being able to do it again and again and again.

Practice is the key. His work ethic is legendary. He is known to work 14-hours.

“You never lose the passion. To live a dream. I am addicted to golf.”

The stuff of legends. “Tiger was swinging a golf club at 9-months, before he could walk.”

On Bob Hope show at age of 3.

Earl Woods inspired and guided him. An ex-green beret. Nicknamed after a buddy who saves his life.

74 battling cancer.

Tremendous role. Your father played a big role in your development. The role of his father and mother.

His mother was the disciplinarian. Thailand. Mom is the one I was afraid of. She gave you the “killer instinct.”

“That’s sport, you have to. No matter how close friend you are. You must kill that person. (laugh) When it is over you shake hands and become friends.”

Test the boundaries. Consequences of passing boundaries. “I wouldn’t be able to sit for a while.”

You appreciate the grade and fluidity of his swing. Brings athleticism to golf. 25 pounds of muscle since turning pro.

Golf swing. So many moving parts. I want to hit that guy out there.

Most of the time he can put the ball where he wants. His skill. I saw Andre Agassi catch a ball with a do it with a tennis racket.

Part 2: EEE Class discussion

 

1. The post it goals (Childhood dreams)
2. 0:58 – 1:17 THE PUTT perfect (Please
3. (1:30 – 1:49) Who is the most impressive person you have ever met?
4. Mentoring and Guiding: “I  (Glory Days)
5. Who is the most recognizable athlete in the world today? (ESPN 100 2018, 2017)
6. How times have changed? Life long best friend.
7. Do you have a dream for a legacy.

Goal to beat Jack Nicklaus (vs. Tiger) majors career record of 18 wins. (Tiger currently has 14 Majors)

“When my best isn’t good enough to win anymore, I am gone. I could never deal with when I play my best and my best is not good enough. I move one”

Age of 30 impact off the course. Tiger Woods Learning Center ‘ http://tgrfoundation.org/

More the I ever expected. It is more like an educational fun house. I had so many people influence my life, because that is how I got here.

Stuttering. “The words got lost. I would work my tail off. I would talk to my dog.” Experiences like this one drive him.

Golf is a platform.

He has made more than $70 million on the golf course. His outside income is estimated $85 Million dollars. On the verge of becoming golf’s 1st $1 Billion athletes. American Express.

Keeps money in two different pile. Spend Golf earnings. I would never go above that. I am still cheap.

The boat & house “a lot”

He keeps his personal life under wraps. Privacy (How things change) Wife Elan

Married Life “I have found a life partner, a best friend.”

How would kids affect your day job. Family always comes 1st.

“I love to play golf and that is my arena. I have a love and passion for getting the ball in the hole and beating those guys.”

Tiger Wood’s 1st Nike Commercial

“I am Tiger Woods.” Who would you be when you were younger.

1st Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dVKeroozS0

Press Conference Apology

(CNN) — Good morning. And thank you for joining me.

Many of you in the room are my friends. Many of you in this room know me. Many of you have cheered for me, or worked with me, or supported me, and now, every one of you has good reason to be critical of me.

I want to say to each of you, simply, and directly, I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in.

I know people want to find out how I could be so selfish and so foolish. People want to know how I could have done these things to my wife, Elin, and to my children. And while I have always tried to be a private person, there are some things I want to say.

Elin and I have started the process of discussing the damage caused by my behavior. As she 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. We have a lot to discuss. However, what we say to each other will remain between the two of us.

I am also aware of the pain my behavior has caused to those of you in this room. I have let you down. I have let down my fans. For many of you, especially my friends, my behavior has been a personal disappointment. To those of you who work for me, I have let you down, personally and professionally. 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.

But, still, I know I have severely disappointed all of you. I have made you question who I am and how I have done the things I did. I am 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.

But there is one issue I really want to discuss. 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. She 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. The issue involved here was my repeated irresponsible behavior. 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 — didn’t have to go far to find them.

I was wrong. I was foolish. I don’t get to play by different rules. The same boundaries that apply to everyone apply to me. I brought this shame on myself. I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife’s family, my friends, my foundation, and kids all around the world who admired me.

I’ve had a lot of time to think about what I have done. My failures have made me look at myself in a way I never wanted to before. It is now up to me to make amends. And that starts by never repeating the mistakes I have made. It is up to me to start living a life of integrity.

I once heard — and I believe it is true — it’s not what you achieve in life that matters, it is 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 to me as a role model for their kids. I owe all of those families a special apology. I want to say to them that I am truly sorry.

It is hard to admit that I need help. But I do. For 45 days, from the end of December to early February, I was in inpatient therapy, receiving guidance for the issues I’m facing. I have a long way to go. But I’ve taken my first steps in the right direction.

As I proceed, I understand people have questions. I understand the press wants me to — to ask me for the details of the times I was unfaithful. I understand people want to know whether Elin and I will remain together. Please know that as far as I’m concerned, every one of these questions and answers is a matter between Elin and me. These are issues between a husband and a wife.

Some people have made up things that never happened. They said I used performance-enhancing drugs. This is completely and utterly false.

Some have written things about my family. Despite the damage I have done, I still believe it is right to shield my family from the public spotlight. They did not do these things. I did. I have always tried to maintain a private space for my wife and children. They have been kept separate from my sponsors, my commercial endorsements, when my children were born, we only released photographs so they … so that the paparazzi could not chase them.

However, my behavior doesn’t make it right for the media to follow my 2½-year-old daughter to school and report the school’s location. They staked out my wife and pursued my mom. Whatever my wrongdoings, for the sake of my family, please leave my wife and kids alone.

I recognize I have brought this on myself. And I know above all I am the one who needs to change. I owe it to my family to become a better person. I owe it to those closest to me to become a better man. That is where my focus will be. I have a lot of work to do. And I intend to dedicate myself to doing it.

Part of following this path for me is Buddhism, which my mother taught me at a young age. People probably don’t realize it, but I was raised a Buddhist, and I actively practiced my faith from childhood until I drifted away from it in recent years. Buddhism teaches that a craving for 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.

As I move forward, I will continue to receive help because I have learned that is how people really do change. Starting tomorrow, I will leave for more treatment and more therapy.

I would like to thank my friends at Accenture and the players in the field this week for understanding why I am making this — these remarks today. In therapy, I have learned that looking at — the importance of looking at my spiritual life and keeping in balance with my professional life. I need to regain my balance and be centered so I can save the things that are most important to me: my marriage and my children.

That also means relying on others for help. I have learned to seek support from my peers in therapy, and I hope someday to return that support to others who are seeking help.

I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don’t know when that day will be. I don’t rule out that it will be this year. When I do return, I need to make my behavior more respectful of the game.

In recent weeks, I have received many thousands of e-mails, letters and phone calls from people expressing good wishes. To everyone who has reached out to me and my family, thank you. Your encouragement means the world to Elin and me. I want to thank the PGA Tour, Commissioner [Tim] Finchem and the players for their patience and understanding while I work on my private life. I look forward to seeing my fellow players on the course.

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 hearts to one day believe in me again. Thank you.

Nike Commercial after Dad’s death

Nike is like CitiBank – too big to fail. They play the “Daddy death card.”