Tiger

Its funny how his rating has plummetted through the roof in recent weeks.  I never really liked him to begin with.  I got sick of hearing how he was a trailblazer in golf.   Calvin Peete was a trailblazer in golf and still couldn't play at the Masters when I was a kid.  However, people still suck on the teat of corporate made heroes and then expect these athletes to carry some high moral standard that they've probably never had.  I mean, for one, he gets in front of the mic and says, "Hello, world!" and then has Nike commercials out within a couple weeks saying it.  You just can't know who is for real and who isn't.  Most really good athletes are pampered at a very young age and can get away with treating people like crap because they can get away with it.  Tiger probably treated these women like garbage that he was banging, because he could and thought because he was Tiger he could get away with it.  To be honest, I don't care about that.  If he wants to cheat on his wife a billion times and do that to her, that's their business.  I care that his kids will never be able to hide from those facts and will have to grow up knowing it... of course, they'll be able to cry into 1000 dollar bills, but still.  What will they become?  How will they treat others?  Is it Tiger's fault?  Media?  People buying into all this?

I'm just sick of how the athlete is idolized so much by society.  Don't get me wrong, I love sports as much or more than the average person, but come on.  Think of the majority of good athletes you knew growing up.  Think about how many of them got away with shit around school, how much they were pampered, their attitudes towards others, girlfriends, etc.  And most of them were probably only locally good.  Now, I'm not saying all great athletes are dinks, but to think that they have a pristine soul is ridiculous.  The smart ones know how to put on the mask in front of the cameras for the almighty dollar, but do you honestly think they give two shits about what people think?  Only if it takes money out their pocket.  Will I still watch sports? Buy the occasional memorabilia item?  Sure.  However, I am not one to think because they are a great athlete, that they are a great person.  I'll just admire their athletic talent (and still admire Tiger for his great golf), just like I admire great thinkers.  I'm sure Galileo behind closed doors was like, "I'm Galileo, bitch, now TAKE IT!"

On a side note, I'm wondering how the sports world will ever be able to clean itself up?  It just sucks that people are either linked to PEDs, or doing things that are borderline, or aren't illlegal yet.  Part of me just wants to say, hey, get all juiced up and go... you're here for my entertainment, making tons of cash, and probably could care less about the average person anyway, but there are still those that are doing it the right way and are genuinely good people.  I just wonder how much room is left in sports for them?