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re: Why do people on here HATE Tiger so much?
Posted on 3/11/13 at 1:17 pm to molsusports
Posted on 3/11/13 at 1:17 pm to molsusports
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The first reason was his father's behavior. His dad running around talking about how he molded a world class athlete I view as a negative in the same way I view Andre Agassi's father and Todd Marinovich's father as negatives. The height of it was probably when he came out with his "How to Train a Tiger" book. That was just awful. IMO it encouraged countless fathers to satisfy their own urges to compete at a higher level through their children. Which amounts to child abuse in its more extreme forms. In rooting for Tiger you end up also rooting for his father's behavior to be emulated and I think that's a horrible outcome.
I will agree with you on this one...His Father was a grade A arse. He reaped the benefits of his son's conduct and prowess. Same as the Williams sisters in tennis; but other than a Book, what does this have to do with your dislike of Eldrick? His father I can understand, but Tiger is not his father, just that his father just happend to be who raised him. Are you saying that Mr. Woods would have done the same thing if he married a white woman and birthed some other sport prodigy (for lack of a better term)?
Posted on 3/11/13 at 1:25 pm to BeaverPRO
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I will agree with you on this one...His Father was a grade A arse. He reaped the benefits of his son's conduct and prowess. Same as the Williams sisters in tennis; but other than a Book, what does this have to do with your dislike of Eldrick? His father I can understand, but Tiger is not his father, just that his father just happend to be who raised him. Are you saying that Mr. Woods would have done the same thing if he married a white woman and birthed some other sport prodigy (for lack of a better term)?
The answer was in the text you quoted. I'll bold it for you below
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The first reason was his father's behavior. His dad running around talking about how he molded a world class athlete I view as a negative in the same way I view Andre Agassi's father and Todd Marinovich's father as negatives. The height of it was probably when he came out with his "How to Train a Tiger" book. That was just awful. IMO it encouraged countless fathers to satisfy their own urges to compete at a higher level through their children. Which amounts to child abuse in its more extreme forms. In rooting for Tiger you end up also rooting for his father's behavior to be emulated and I think that's a horrible outcome.
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