Tiger Wood is the sporting hero and for his fans, the fact that Tiger doesn't know them is inconsequential. He
might be a mentor to a fortunate few but as a hero he will continue to lend his imaginary voice to inspire countless admirers.
In 1996, Woods became a professional golfer at the age of 20 and by the end of
April 1997, he had already won three PGA Tour events and his first major. Woods was not only the dominant force in golf but his name
became synonymous with the term “Winner” for decades. Having won thirteen of
golf's majors, and placed in the top ten on sixteen occasions he was at the pinnacle
occupying the top golfer in the world position from August 1999 to September
2004 and again from June 2005 to October 2010. His name then became synonymous
with the term Golf.
He took a self-imposed hiatus from professional golf from
December 2009 to early April 2010 in an attempt to resolve marital issues and his
many alleged extramarital indiscretions. His physical injuries added to these
complications and the world watched with disbelief as the mighty Tiger dropped out
of the world's top 1000 golfers.
But Woods worked relentlessly and made steady progress to
the top, winning his first tournament in five years at the Tour Championship in
September 2018 and his first major in eleven years at the 2019 Masters.
Without delving into his personal life and morality or
immorality of his action, I believe it takes massive strength of character to regain
one’s position. Human being make mistakes, they slip and sometimes falls on the
hard floor but this getting up by giving 100% is what will inspire generations.
This reminds me of Monica Lewinsky and her affair with Bill
Clinton and how unfairly the world ostracized her for life. At the age of
22-23, she made the mistake of falling for the US President, a very powerful
matured person. Being constantly the butt of joke all around the world, she
asks an honest question…… how many young people fall in love with the wrong
person at that age not thinking of consequences. Does everyone pay such huge
price?
Let the injustice meted towards one not diminish the
celebration of the other.
