Author Topic: Tiger Woods to Break Silence and Apologize at Friday Press Conference (Read 9914 times)

Ralph Wiggum · « **on:** February 17, 2010, 03:31:33 PM »

Tiger Woods intends to end three months of silence by apologizing on Friday, the first time he will be seen in public since a Thanksgiving car crash started a domino effect of sexual allegations against him.

Woods is expected to speak on Friday at 11 a.m. for a mere five minutes from the PGA's headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

"This is all about the next step," Mark Steinberg, his agent, told The Associated Press. "He's looking forward to it."

In a statement, Steinberg said he would speak to a "small group of friends, colleagues and close associates" and that he "willl discuss his past and his future and he plans to apologize for his behavior."

"While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between he and his wife, he also recognizes that he has hurt and let down a lot of other people who were close to him. He also let down his fans. He wants to begin the process of making amends and that's what he's going to discuss," the statement said.

Steinberg said the Friday event will not be a news conference, suggesting that questions will be limited. A small group of reporters will be allowed to attend while others can watch from a nearby conference center on a televised feed.

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USA4ME · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2010, 03:34:21 PM »

Heard a pretty good Tiger joke the other day. You have to be a golfer to get it, probably.

His wife was asked how many times she wacked him with the club.
She thought for a minute and said "Ah, ..... give me a four."

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Ralph Wiggum · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2010, 03:36:56 PM »

Quote from: USA4ME on February 17, 2010, 03:34:21 PM

Heard a pretty good Tiger joke the other day. You have to be a golfer to get it, probably.

His wife was asked how many times she wacked him with the club.
She thought for a minute and said "Ah, ..... give me a four."

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I think I've received every Tiger joke possible in the past few months.

Chris · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2010, 03:36:59 PM »

USA4ME · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2010, 03:39:25 PM »

Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on February 17, 2010, 03:36:56 PM

I think I've received every Tiger joke possible in the past few months.

Yeah. That's the problem with posting jokes 2.5 months after the fact, everyone's already heard it.

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Ralph Wiggum · « **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2010, 03:42:01 PM »

Quote from: USA4ME on February 17, 2010, 03:39:25 PM

Yeah. That's the problem with posting jokes 2.5 months after the fact, everyone's already heard it.

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It wasn't a criticism. Just a comment. My non-golfing friends just felt compelled to text or e-mail me every freaking joke over & over & over....

Daisy · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2010, 04:04:41 PM »

No one sent me even one Tiger joke.
I was a terrible golfer but I wrote the club's shows.
Call me crazy but I hope Tiger comes back to golf and remains an exciting golfer. And I hope that beautiful family stays together.....

mamacags · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2010, 04:14:08 PM »

Anyone care to tell me why he would be apologizing to anyone outside of his family and friends? What the hell good is an apology to Joe Blow of Bumfluck Minnesota going to do him?

debk · « **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2010, 04:16:15 PM »

thundley4 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2010, 04:51:58 PM »

Quote from: mamacags on February 17, 2010, 04:14:08 PM

Anyone care to tell me why he would be apologizing to anyone outside of his family and friends? What the hell good is an apology to Joe Blow of Bumfluck Minnesota going to do him?

He lost tons of endorsement monies. He needs to get back in good with the public to get them back.

Daisy · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2010, 06:12:29 PM »

Quote from: mamacags on February 17, 2010, 04:14:08 PM

Anyone care to tell me why he would be apologizing to anyone outside of his family and friends? What the hell good is an apology to Joe Blow of Bumfluck Minnesota going to do him?

For the months he's been away, sports writers, pundits, PR people, psycologysts, etc. have been writing and spouting that Tiger MUST make a public apology. Now you ask, why should he...LOL

5412 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2010, 10:19:11 PM »

Quote from: Daisy on February 17, 2010, 06:12:29 PM

For the months he's been away, sports writers, pundits, PR people, psycologysts, etc. have been writing and spouting that Tiger MUST make a public apology. Now you ask, why should he...LOL

Hi,

I can think of two reasons Tiger will apologize:

1. The public was fool enought to put him on a pedastal with unrealistic expectations.

2. His real goal in my opinion is to get this crap to stop, change the subject and discuss golf.

Now if I were to guess, somewhere toward the end of the news conference he will make it very clear that he has no intention of answering any further questions on the subject in the future....hoping it will all go away.

regards,
5412

thundley4 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2010, 10:22:14 PM »

Quote from: 5412 on February 17, 2010, 10:19:11 PM

Hi,

I can think of two reasons Tiger will apologize:

1. The public was fool enought to put him on a pedastal with unrealistic expectations.

2. His real goal in my opinion is to get this crap to stop, change the subject and discuss golf.

Now if I were to guess, somewhere toward the end of the news conference he will make it very clear that he has no intention of answering any further questions on the subject in the future....hoping it will all go away.

regards,
5412

It's going to be a very controlled environment for this. No reporters, just a pool camera.

Odin's Hand · « **Reply #13 on:** February 17, 2010, 10:45:00 PM »

Quote from: thundley4 on February 17, 2010, 04:51:58 PM

He lost tons of endorsement monies. He needs to get back in good with the public to get them back.

Bullseye, he wants them to continue purchasing the product lines he endorses. He really does care about them and their feelings about this...

Ptarmigan · « **Reply #14 on:** February 18, 2010, 12:47:24 AM »

I hear a cougar brought down a tiger.

littlelamb · « **Reply #15 on:** February 18, 2010, 09:47:47 AM »

What is funny is he is doing it just in time for the Masters

debk · « **Reply #16 on:** February 18, 2010, 12:08:50 PM »

Quote from: littlelamb on February 18, 2010, 09:47:47 AM

What is funny is he is doing it just in time for the Masters

Are you surprised?

He wants to be able to come back to playing golf....and the pro golf community wants him back....because his presence on the golf course brings in viewers.

That being said....I don't think the pro golf community wants each golf tournament to be about Tiger's sex life, marriage, divorce or babies with prostitutes.

For the most part...with the exception of John Daly and a few incidents when Greg Norman has made news (Clinton falling at his home, divorce and marriage to Chris Everett and their divorce)....golfers don't make the gossip/scandal news. They play golf, practice golf, get married, play golf, practice golf, have children, play golf, practice golf.

Tiger's got himself in a mess and now he's doing damage repair. Or rather trying to.

This press conference...while it may be part of his treatment process (

) ....isn't going to do anything except make the press/scandal rags salivate even more.

But just how many male golfers sitting at home watching these tournaments....are just all that interested in Tiger's sex life?

The guys that I know....including my other half....want to see well played golf and hear well done commentating . Not hear all the latest news on Tiger's sex life.

Eupher · « **Reply #17 on:** February 18, 2010, 12:13:19 PM »

Quote from: debk on February 18, 2010, 12:08:50 PM

Are you surprised?

He wants to be able to come back to playing golf....and the pro golf community wants him back....because his presence on the golf course brings in viewers.

That being said....I don't think the pro golf community wants each golf tournament to be about Tiger's sex life, marriage, divorce or babies with prostitutes.

For the most part...with the exception of John Daly and a few incidents when Greg Norman has made news (Clinton falling at his home, divorce and marriage to Chris Everett and their divorce)....golfers don't make the gossip/scandal news. They play golf, practice golf, get married, play golf, practice golf, have children, play golf, practice golf.

Tiger's got himself in a mess and now he's doing damage repair. Or rather trying to.

This press conference...while it may be part of his treatment process ( ) ....isn't going to do anything except make the press/scandal rags salivate even more.

But just how many male golfers sitting at home watching these tournaments....are just all that interested in Tiger's sex life?

The guys that I know....including my other half....want to see well played golf and hear well done commentating . Not hear all the latest news on Tiger's sex life.

Bingo. The golfing world - PGA, ESPN, et. al. - have appealed to him to man up and get his ass back to the golf course.

There's a lot of money to be made when he's swinging a club. Phil Mickelson is but a bit playah in that sense.

DumbAss Tanker · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2010, 08:37:53 AM »

Great for golf I suppose, he is still a low-life whore-hound who would throw his whole family under a bus for an orgasm, so screw him. Having great athletic ability just makes him a faithless piece of shit with great athletic ability.

Randy · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2010, 10:14:54 AM »

He's on now. His Momma is NOT a happy woman. She's glanced at him once for a split second and is spending the rest of the time looking down and past him. She spent the appology portion with her arms tightly crossed across her chest.

Momma disapproves.

She does smile and get up to hug him at the end though.

Chris · « **Reply #20 on:** February 19, 2010, 10:19:34 AM »

Saturday Night Live is going to have a field day with this.

Specbid · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2010, 11:27:44 AM »

Quote from: Randy on February 19, 2010, 10:14:54 AM

He's on now. His Momma is NOT a happy woman. She's glanced at him once for a split second and is spending the rest of the time looking down and past him. She spent the appology portion with her arms tightly crossed across her chest.

Momma disapproves.

She does smile and get up to hug him at the end though.

From what I hear, like father, like son.

DixieBelle · « **Reply #22 on:** February 19, 2010, 11:54:14 AM »

I don't give a tinker's damn what this fool has to say. Tell it your wife and family and your therapist -they are the only ones that need to hear this B.S. - not the world. Come back to golf in a year. STFU until then.

thundley4 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 19, 2010, 12:18:20 PM »

Aw jeeze. Gloria Allred is on TV saying that Tiger needs to apologize to one of the women that says she is still in love with him.

Randy · « **Reply #24 on:** February 19, 2010, 12:18:59 PM »

Quote from: DixieBelle on February 19, 2010, 11:54:14 AM

I don't give a tinker's damn what this fool has to say. Tell it your wife and family and your therapist -they are the only ones that need to hear this B.S. - not the world. Come back to golf in a year. STFU until then.

But he apologized to you and everyone else (except the hoochies)
He's going back to rehab for more therapy. That will make it alllllllll bettah dontcha know.

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Author Topic: Tiger Woods to Break Silence and Apologize at Friday Press Conference (Read 9914 times)