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Long Read: The Secret History of Tiger Woods - pinkoos - 04-24-2016
http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/15278522/how-tiger-woods-life-unraveled-years-father-earl-woods-death
I haven't read this yet, but it seems to imply that his obsession with the Navy Seals somehow killed his career.
Re: Long Read: The Secret History of Tiger Woods - Carnos Jax - 04-24-2016
Thanks for posting this. You aren't kidding about it being a long read, I've only finished Act I before finding the need to take a break. Act I seems to be a sort of prologue, suggesting Tiger had a social exclusivity to his dad's special operations circle of friends, and that would influence him later to ask "what if" questions (the articke saying Tiger considered a special ops military career as the other path his life could have chosen instead of golf). His father's death seemed to precipitate this search. His fame as a golfer allowed him inroads to getting glimpses of what that life is like by getting VIP access to see how the military trainings (easy enough since besides drinking, golf is the military's favorite recreational activity). Act I finished with suggesting this was the beginning of the end....the affairs, the medical issues, and the ultimate breakdown of his golf game. It's all a shame really. He could've been the greatest (by an order of magnitude) in the game. In some ways he still is (in my opinion), for the brief time he shined, he shined like no other, burning fast like a large bright young star on its way to supernova.
Re: Long Read: The Secret History of Tiger Woods - RAMd®d - 04-24-2016
I read this yesterday.
Both very interesting and sad.
Again, I hope he finds a version of himself he's happy with.
Re: Long Read: The Secret History of Tiger Woods - pRICE cUBE - 04-25-2016
They only glance over the fact that fact that after he had his first back surgery, a major spine surgery, he took only 6 months to play in his next tournament. That means he didn't even take a full 6 months to recover on a surgery that doctors recommend a person take at least 12 months before resuming light athletic activity. It is no wonder he had to have a second spine surgery and is out of competitive golf.