Hank Haney and radio host spar over Tiger book

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Here are some highlights from Carton and Haney's exchanges, which grow increasingly heated and end with Haney hanging up after 23 minutes.

CARTON: You talk about his wife in the book.

HANEY: I talk about his wife only in areas where it pertains to his golf. The first time I talk about his wife is when she asked Tiger, "What are we going to do to celebrate?" And Tiger said, "We don't celebrate victories like this because..."

CARTON: Hank, you talked about the icy stares between the two of them after the accident when you saw him on the range outside of his house. What's that got to do with golf?

HANEY: Because Tiger was preparing for his first tournament back, which was the Masters. I was there preparing with him. CARTON: Right.

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Then Carton's attacks on Haney get even more personal.

CARTON: Let's agree on one thing: That even now, how many years later since you've no longer been Tiger Woods' coach, you are still milking off the teat that is the Tiger Woods cow.

HANEY: That is not correct.
CARTON: No?

HANEY: But you just go ahead and have whatever opinion you want to have, OK? I wrote a book on my coaching Tiger Woods that detailed his greatness and the events that I partook in and you have your opinion and that's OK, but I think when people read the book, they will have a different opinion. The majority have. That's a fact. But you are entitled to your opinion.

CARTON: What do you think the general opinion is? Overall, outside of the guys who will kiss your arse like the guys who will kiss my arse and Boomer's arse and Tiger's arse, what do you think overall the perception of your book is, Hank?

HANEY: It's perception into the greatness that is Tiger Woods. That's the feedback that I am hearing

CARTON: Am I the first guy to give you a hard time about breaking that trust?

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