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Tiger Woods' father, Earl, died Wednesday, losing his battle with cancer.
Earl Woods first was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998, but the cancer returned in 2004 and spread to other parts of his body. He has not seen his son play since Woods won his Target World Challenge in December 2004 at Sherwood Country Club.
"My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply," Tiger Woods said in a statement on his Web site. "I wouldn't be where I am today without him, and I'm honored to continue his legacy of sharing and caring."
He went to Augusta, Ga., for the Masters last year, but never made it to the course. Woods broke down in tears after winning his fourth green jacket in a playoff.
"My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply."
"Every year that I've been lucky enough to win this tournament, my dad's been there to give me a big hug. And today, he wasn't there," Woods said. "I can't wait to get home and see him, and give him a big bear hug."
Earl Woods' health was said to be deteriorating over the holidays, and he was not strong enough to attend the grand opening Feb. 10 of the Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim, Calif. Woods said he spoke to his father the night before the opening, and "he kept telling me how proud he was of what I was able to do, and proud of me for thinking of this. It's hard on all of us."
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Electromatic wrote:
an unfortunate reality of life.
Vaya con dios.
Absolutely. But I'm already preparing myself to hear about how much of a hero Tiger Woods is when he has the "courage" to play his first tournament while grieving for his deceased father (like Brett Favre). Tiger Woods is no different than the millions of people that lose their fathers and mothers everyday . . . he just so happens to be really, really good at golf.
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Chris_H_2 wrote:
Electromatic wrote:
an unfortunate reality of life.
Vaya con dios.
Absolutely. But I'm already preparing myself to hear about how much of a hero Tiger Woods is when he has the "courage" to play his first tournament while grieving for his deceased father (like Brett Favre). Tiger Woods is no different than the millions of people that lose their fathers and mothers everyday . . . he just so happens to be really, really good at golf.
Nevertheless, RIP Mr. Woods . . .
Yeah but you'll see a lot of emotion and i hate to say it but it makes you get that much more emotionally involved with his matches now. If he wins he'll be legendary to a whole to level.
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Absolutely. But I'm already preparing myself to hear about how much of a hero Tiger Woods is when he has the "courage" to play his first tournament while grieving for his deceased father (like Brett Favre). Tiger Woods is no different than the millions of people that lose their fathers and mothers everyday . . . he just so happens to be really, really good at golf.
Nevertheless, RIP Mr. Woods . . .
ughh the "really, really good at golf" is a result of his father
and deal with it bc u are going to hear a lot about it.. tiger is a class act and i feel his grief right now
ughh the "really, really good at golf" is a result of his father
Wow, that changes everything!
yeah it does ... like stated by monkey driven..
tiger became a class act because of his father and stayed on the right path.. not to mention the great golf lessons
and your point about there are millions of people blah blah blah... is pointless considering what hte media does today with celebs
well think of how many babies are born every day but we hear about tom cruise's britney's etc...
it's called being a celeb and i hate turning on CNN to hear about Michael Jackson
but in the case of Tiger i think this is important and i wont get mad when they mention it during his upcoming tournys considering what Earl did for him
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NeilJam5 wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
NeilJam5 wrote:
ughh the "really, really good at golf" is a result of his father
Wow, that changes everything!
yeah it does ... like stated by monkey driven..
tiger became a class act because of his father and stayed on the right path.. not to mention the great golf lessons
and your point about there are millions of people blah blah blah... is pointless considering what hte media does today with celebs
well think of how many babies are born every day but we hear about tom cruise's britney's etc...
it's called being a celeb and i hate turning on CNN to hear about Michael Jackson
but in the case of Tiger i think this is important and i wont get mad when they mention it during his upcoming tournys considering what Earl did for him
I don't care who the hell Tiger Woods is or what his father taught him. He lost his father. It's unfortunate. It happens all the time. But what I don't want to hear is how courageous or righteous Tiger Woods is for going out and competing in a game of golf after his father's death.
By talking about how you don't want to hear about Brittany Spears or Tom Cruise or Michael Jackson is completely different than the point that I'm raising. I don't care that the story about Tiger Woods' father dying is on CNN. What I do take offense to is the suggestion that the fact that he's able to play golf somehow makes him a hero.
Will I have to "deal with" it as you suggest? Yes. But that doesn't mean I can't have an opinion on it.
all i can think of is that snl skit about tiger and his old man- that was funny shit
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Chris_H_2 wrote:
NeilJam5 wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
NeilJam5 wrote:
ughh the "really, really good at golf" is a result of his father
Wow, that changes everything!
yeah it does ... like stated by monkey driven..
tiger became a class act because of his father and stayed on the right path.. not to mention the great golf lessons
and your point about there are millions of people blah blah blah... is pointless considering what hte media does today with celebs
well think of how many babies are born every day but we hear about tom cruise's britney's etc...
it's called being a celeb and i hate turning on CNN to hear about Michael Jackson
but in the case of Tiger i think this is important and i wont get mad when they mention it during his upcoming tournys considering what Earl did for him
I don't care who the hell Tiger Woods is or what his father taught him. He lost his father. It's unfortunate. It happens all the time. But what I don't want to hear is how courageous or righteous Tiger Woods is for going out and competing in a game of golf after his father's death.
By talking about how you don't want to hear about Brittany Spears or Tom Cruise or Michael Jackson is completely different than the point that I'm raising. I don't care that the story about Tiger Woods' father dying is on CNN. What I do take offense to is the suggestion that the fact that he's able to play golf somehow makes him a hero.
Will I have to "deal with" it as you suggest? Yes. But that doesn't mean I can't have an opinion on it.
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Where's The Old Board? wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
NeilJam5 wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
NeilJam5 wrote:
ughh the "really, really good at golf" is a result of his father
Wow, that changes everything!
yeah it does ... like stated by monkey driven..
tiger became a class act because of his father and stayed on the right path.. not to mention the great golf lessons
and your point about there are millions of people blah blah blah... is pointless considering what hte media does today with celebs
well think of how many babies are born every day but we hear about tom cruise's britney's etc...
it's called being a celeb and i hate turning on CNN to hear about Michael Jackson
but in the case of Tiger i think this is important and i wont get mad when they mention it during his upcoming tournys considering what Earl did for him
I don't care who the hell Tiger Woods is or what his father taught him. He lost his father. It's unfortunate. It happens all the time. But what I don't want to hear is how courageous or righteous Tiger Woods is for going out and competing in a game of golf after his father's death.
By talking about how you don't want to hear about Brittany Spears or Tom Cruise or Michael Jackson is completely different than the point that I'm raising. I don't care that the story about Tiger Woods' father dying is on CNN. What I do take offense to is the suggestion that the fact that he's able to play golf somehow makes him a hero.
Will I have to "deal with" it as you suggest? Yes. But that doesn't mean I can't have an opinion on it.
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