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re: If Tiger is forced to retire, did his star fade too fast or was the trajectory about right
Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:15 am to cubsfan5150
Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:15 am to cubsfan5150
The white womens did him in.
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Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:21 am to cas4t
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Tell me you’re not a golf fan without telling me you’re not a golf fan
Don’t bother with any OSU fans.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:32 am to cubsfan5150
Add up all of his lifetime net income stemming from golf and endorsements.
I feel pretty certain he timed his career pretty well.
I feel pretty certain he timed his career pretty well.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:33 am to texastiger38
quote:He’d dominate even more
Tiger would still dominate
Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:51 am to cubsfan5150
He started off like he'd set the golfing world on fire and break all records long before his career ended.
However, with the torque of his swing comes the potential for injury and that is exactly what happened. The joints can only take so much stressful repetition before they break down.
Lots of pro athletes have their bodies fail them long before most other people their age. It comes with the territory.
To look at Tiger Woods, you see a guy who still looks to be in great shape at 6 ft. 1 in. and weighing under 200 lbs. at age 46 with an athletic build. But that belies the damage his body has taken over the course of his time on the links and his extra-curricular activities. The guys been playing golf since he could swing a damn club.
However, with the torque of his swing comes the potential for injury and that is exactly what happened. The joints can only take so much stressful repetition before they break down.
Lots of pro athletes have their bodies fail them long before most other people their age. It comes with the territory.
To look at Tiger Woods, you see a guy who still looks to be in great shape at 6 ft. 1 in. and weighing under 200 lbs. at age 46 with an athletic build. But that belies the damage his body has taken over the course of his time on the links and his extra-curricular activities. The guys been playing golf since he could swing a damn club.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:58 am to ronricks
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Tiger couldn’t mentally handle his father passing away. That’s when all his problems with pills, women, etc started.
You’re very naive if you think Tiger started popping pills and banging skanks after his dad died.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:06 am to lsupride87
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Injuries stopped tiger, not personal life stuff. That’s just media and message board shite
His first injury came naturally, even if it occurred because of his silly infatuation with taking Navy Seal training.
But his injuries since then were all self inflicted. Drinking while zonked out on pills and getting into car crashes that nearly kill yourself are certainly self inflicted and that relates to his personal life.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:14 am to Choupique19
We will never know, but I think his pill use is directly related to injuries. Ambien is extremely common for people who have gone through back surgeries. Sleeping becomes torture for some of those people. I’ve seen it first hand
The personal life stuff happened in 2009
Tiger once he recovered from his surgeryies and slew of knee and back troubles still won 8 tournaments in a 14 month stretch after that. He was still dominant when healthy.
The personal life stuff happened in 2009
Tiger once he recovered from his surgeryies and slew of knee and back troubles still won 8 tournaments in a 14 month stretch after that. He was still dominant when healthy.
This post was edited on 7/11/22 at 8:20 am
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:19 am to Choupique19
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Drinking while zonked out on pills and getting into car crashes
Weird how there was zero discovery of ANY drugs or alcohol in his system......dude was whacked out and got away with it. Loved for it.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:33 am to Jcorye1
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My, albeit limited, understanding is his career was always going to be injury filled due to knee torque while driving.
Lee Trevino made the comment early in Tigers career that if he kept swinging like that he would have back problems when he got a little older. It appears he was at least partially correct.
Of course Tiger parlayed that swing into a bunch of wins and majors and more money than he can hardly spend so he did pretty damn good for himself
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:34 am to cubsfan5150
There’s never been any speculation around steroid usage but I have to wonder if it was involved seeing as to how his body broke down
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:39 am to Rig
Bonds had body armor and thick arse head and baggy uniform to hide his steroid abuse. MLB loved it.
PGA loves Tiger and his new thick arse shoulders, ratings....car crash for no reason.....let's hide his drug use....we want ratings....
PGA loves Tiger and his new thick arse shoulders, ratings....car crash for no reason.....let's hide his drug use....we want ratings....
Posted on 7/11/22 at 9:01 am to TheTideMustRoll
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didn't have the talent or drive of Nicklaus, really.
Garbage take is garbage.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 9:02 am to cubsfan5150
Most overrated golfer of all time
Posted on 7/11/22 at 9:05 am to Buckeye Backer
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not like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player!!
And Tom Watson and Lee Trevino.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 9:11 am to Choupique19
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You’re very naive if you think Tiger started popping pills and banging skanks after his dad died.
It's when it became a problem. He couldn't function without his taskmaster father looking over his shoulder. He was like a robot that short circuited.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 9:17 am to TheTideMustRoll
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Great golfer. Just didn't have the talent or drive of Nicklaus, really. But still, he had a phenomenal career.
This is a poor take. Tiger did it against a much tougher field. He did it for a few years in a more dominant fashion. He changed the game and brought Sport Science to golf. a lot of these current really good golfers are a product of tiger's methods.
Jack was good and his record will probably stand a very very long time, but Tiger had more talent and drive
Posted on 7/11/22 at 9:18 am to cubsfan5150
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Golfer have a longer lifespan than most athletes. Did he fade too quickly?
Tiger Woods is the Bo Jackson of pro golf. Far too many injuries in his prime.
But when he was on he was singing his own song. 5 records no one is ever going to touch.
1. 82 PGA Tour wins – Tiger Woods has the record for the number of PGA Tour victories. He is currently tied with Sam Snead for the most wins. But Tiger was nine years younger than Sam when he achieved this feat.
2. 18 WGC Championship wins – Tiger Woods has won a record 18 WGC events in his career. The only player close to him currently is Dustin Johnson with six wins, which means Tiger still has three times more titles than the second-placed.
3. 142 consecutive cuts made – Tiger made 142 cuts in succession from 1998 to 2005. Tiger didn't miss a PGA cut in 6 years folks.
4. Career grand slam at age 24 – Woods completed the career grand slam at the age of 24. Not only is he the youngest player to win a slam, but only five other players in the last 50 years have won a major at age 24 or younger.
5. 683 weeks at world no.1 – Tiger holds the record for a total of 683 weeks at the top position in his career. 683 weeks roughly equate to 13 years at number ONE, which is insane!
This post was edited on 7/11/22 at 9:19 am
Posted on 7/11/22 at 9:32 am to oleyeller
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Most overrated golfer of all time
Can you provide an argument where he is rated any lower than 2nd best golfer in history?
Posted on 7/11/22 at 11:02 am to bamameister
Yeah man, I'm not knocking his greatness. Tiger is absolutely either the best or second best we've seen.
Just sucks that the injuries and personal stuff didn't allow him to coast to the finish.
Just sucks that the injuries and personal stuff didn't allow him to coast to the finish.
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