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Has there ever been a Sports athlete who could get the fans, media,etc in a frenzy
Posted on 8/11/18 at 10:18 am
Posted on 8/11/18 at 10:18 am
like Tiger Woods?
He is the sole reason the guys on tour are making big $$ with big purses, he changed the whole sport
People never flocked to anyone in any sport like they do to tiger.
He's a f'in ratings monster, by himself. w/o him, the PGA was doing mediocre ratings, even for Majors, with him, they jump, big time.
No one has ever been this much of a media and fan monster. Many golfers at Championship who weren't around during tigers run, are in awe at the tiger effect.
They are packing it in this week. PGA said they were getting Sunday crowds for practice rounds.
Will we ever see another athlete get this much media,fan,etc hype and following ever? I doubt it.
He is the sole reason the guys on tour are making big $$ with big purses, he changed the whole sport
People never flocked to anyone in any sport like they do to tiger.
He's a f'in ratings monster, by himself. w/o him, the PGA was doing mediocre ratings, even for Majors, with him, they jump, big time.
No one has ever been this much of a media and fan monster. Many golfers at Championship who weren't around during tigers run, are in awe at the tiger effect.
They are packing it in this week. PGA said they were getting Sunday crowds for practice rounds.
Will we ever see another athlete get this much media,fan,etc hype and following ever? I doubt it.
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Posted on 8/11/18 at 10:19 am to SeeeeK
Lebron
Posted on 8/11/18 at 10:19 am to SeeeeK
Tim Timbaw
Posted on 8/11/18 at 10:21 am to SeeeeK
Arnold Palmer, Jack both say howdy.....
Posted on 8/11/18 at 10:22 am to SeeeeK
No.
Lance Armstrong made cycling relevant for a while there. Now no one in America gives a frick again.
Lance Armstrong made cycling relevant for a while there. Now no one in America gives a frick again.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 10:24 am to RLDSC FAN
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Lebron
He's not even a pimple on Tigers scrotum sack.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 10:26 am to SeeeeK
Dino Bravo
Posted on 8/11/18 at 10:26 am to dukke v
quote:
Arnold Palmer, Jack both say howdy.....
Uhhh you may want to reread the OP.
They don't come close.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 10:35 am to BayouBengals03
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Lance Armstrong made cycling relevant for a while there. Now no one in America gives a frick again.
Lance was on freakanomics the other week in really good interview, it seems like he was sincere since he really doesn’t need money being that he was one first few 100k into uber.
I forgot just how big of a deal he was. My mom would take off work to watch the tour with us. It’s amazing how quickly he went drown
Posted on 8/11/18 at 11:02 am to SeeeeK
Michael Jordan was the closest thing
Posted on 8/11/18 at 11:10 am to SeeeeK
Tebow, according to reports of the time and maybe round now Magic Johnson was an athlete who accomplished this too King of Hollywood, obviously gotta include MJ in this as well
Posted on 8/11/18 at 11:20 am to SeeeeK
One of the most impressive is the longevity in his appeal to media and fans being so extreme. It’s been over 20 years now. Now that obviously hasn’t always been consistent with the injuries but this season is clearly showing people love him as much as ever. The Tiger effect is very much still strong.
I think the long delays between seeing him play and compete, in majors especially, plays a big part in his aura remaining years after his last win.
I think the long delays between seeing him play and compete, in majors especially, plays a big part in his aura remaining years after his last win.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 12:11 pm to SeeeeK
Tiger and MJ revolutionized the way their respective sports were looked at on a global level. It was a perfect combination of timing, technology, and diversity for both of them. The NBA was primarily dominated by bigs until MJ came around and golf was well, irrelevant to the majority of people until Tiger came around.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 12:21 pm to SeeeeK
I think on a global level, Ronaldo and Federer attract a lot of attention.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 12:26 pm to SeeeeK
LeBron easily. Fans and media put him on a pedestal way too much and overanalyze everything he does. He also makes this board melt like a popsicle on the 4th of July.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 12:28 pm to TulaneFan
Babe Ruth
Jordan
Ali. Ali probably would be best answer though.
Jordan
Ali. Ali probably would be best answer though.
This post was edited on 8/11/18 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 8/11/18 at 1:09 pm to SeeeeK
quote:
People never flocked to anyone in any sport like they do to tiger.
This ones for most ridiculous thread of the week on the MSB. Congrats
Posted on 8/11/18 at 1:12 pm to SeeeeK
quote:Ruth and Ali say, "Hello."
People never flocked to anyone in any sport like they do to tiger.
This post was edited on 8/11/18 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 8/11/18 at 1:28 pm to brgfather129
Mike Tyson
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