Tiger Woods gave his first press conference Feb. 19, which is his first time appearing on television since his "transgressions"...and by transgressions, I mean cheating on his wife, Elin Woods, with upwards of 11 different women.
To start things off, I would give Tiger Woods an honorable nod of approval for defending himself and his wife regarding allegations that Elin attacked Woods. He nipped the violence/assult accusations right in the bud, calling these media stories fabricated. Woods had this to say on the topic:
"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. Elin never hit me that night or any other night. There has never been an episode of domestic violence in our marriage. Ever."
As honorable as Woods seemed by doing this, however, I couldn't help but think through the entire press conference how dry and cold-hearted the speech felt. Here's a man who just cheated on his wife with nearly a dozen girls. He just recently had a baby girl with his wife. Woods was a man who had nearly everything one could ask for...unless what you ask for is a flawed image of what a marriage should actually be(I'll give you a hint, good marriages don't consist of one person having an affair with half the neighboorhood).
With as high-powered a team of PR people that Tiger Woods has, you would think that he would come up with a speech more awe-inspiring than something you would find in a Dr. Seuss book. During his 13-minute speech, Woods came up with every imaginable way to say "I'm sorry", without ever actually showing any emotion that he truly was sorry.
The truth is, why would he be sorry? The guy owes absolutly nothing to MOST of us. He's apologizing for letting down his fans, and hopes that someday he will gain the fanbase back that he lost. During his speech, he mentions that because of his fame, he thought that he could play by "different rules" than normal society, which he admitted was wrong. Well no kidding its wrong Tiger, thanks for alerting the press on that breaking story.
Inevitably, Tiger Woods will make his grand return to golf (whether Ernie Els likes it or not), fix his marital problems in one way or another, and take a seat back at that No. 1 spot again. Personally, I think he will come back sooner than later. Possibly the AT&T National from July 1-4. Tiger Woods winning his first golf championship back on the fourth of July? It doesn't get much more patriotic than that.
Paul Mee
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