Tuesday, April 6, 2010

He roared again

Tiger Woods attended, for the first time, a press conference and even when he talked about his infidelity exclusively with Golf Channel and ESPN, he hadn't given a shot to the rest of the media. Still, he finally broke silence prior to the Masters.

The press conference lasted around 30 minutes.

Forty thousand people went to Augusta National to follow closely Woods' first practice round. The galleries were huge and it seemed like it was a regular tournament day which reaffirmed that Tiger can make what others just can't. Besides the support he received was unbelievable and the fans showed him support.

Different from what happened in Australia, where he scorned the crowds, the best golfer showed he's thankful and, even with all he's dealing, style and class prevail in his life. Fred Couples joined him in the adventure and later, on 13, Jim Furyk did the same to complete the 18 holes of the round.

Shortly after, Woods went straight into the media room. Questions were precise and clear, something that was expected and that Tiger took politely. He spoke about his behavior, his short term goals and how much he suffered when he realized the damage he had done. The only time he answered with a "that's personal, thank you" came after questioned about the kind of treatment and rehab he was receiving.

Even when almost all subjects had been given an answer or were clarified in previous sessions, when asked is Elin and the kids were coming to support him, he said "no, Elin is not coming"; which showed that his marriage is still pretty much fragile.

About sponsors, he'll do whatever it takes to recover what he lost and to gain his fan's hearts in order to become a role model for all.

Now, the only thing left to see is if Tiger has what it takes to wear, for the fifth time, the green jacket and go back to the competitive status he's been used to, because media-wise it's obvious that he's still a phenomenon.
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