TIGER, TIGER BURNING BRIGHT(?)

So Mr. Woods is going to give a press conference tomorrow ... hmm ... what's he going to say? Well, I can tell you it's going to be pretty safe and cliche ... this will not be a speech from the heart. He'll read a statement claiming to be sorry that he let people down, that's he's learned his lesson, and will come back as a better person .... all good stuff - I hope it's sincere - but all of it is right out of the playbook.

Will he talk about coming back on the Tour? I think he will. I believe his plan is to make his comeback at Bay Hill - Arnie's place - he'll be sheltered, it's in Orlando ... it's his safest venue to play golf ... then, he'll sit out awhile and play in the Masters. Augusta National will not allow the media and public to harass Woods ... he'll be safe again. 

If he can win either of those Events ... he'll be fine - in fact, he'll be a hero. Look at Kobe Bryant - he won an NBA Championship and his rape incident is forgotten and/or forgiven.

What do I think about all of this? Well, I love the Heroic ... I believe that people are made to be Heroic and that we need sports and movies and novels where we identify with heroes overcoming obstacles and winning ... we need those examples for our own lives - so we can muster the courage to overcome our own obstacles. But, Kobe and Tiger shouldn't be given a pass just because they keep winning at a sport ... a real hero has a sense of honor ... they need to restore that they are honorable people. I was listening to ESPN radio this morning, and the radio host was excusing Tiger's Friday press conference because it was ok that Tiger was selfish. See, Ernie Els said that Tiger should have waited until Monday to give his press conference - not on Friday during a PGA Tournament. The radio host missed the point ... it's not that Tiger is being selfish - he's being disrespectful to the tournament and the players ... that's not an honorable thing to do ... isn't his lack of honor and respect why he got in this mess in the first place? Has he really learned anything? It seems to me that he's operating the way he always has ... not my idea of a hero .