Crazy World Of Sports

First, let me say I know I am late on posting about this issue in the sports world. I try not to post the second something comes because I want to see how the story develops.

This issue posed a few questions in my head:

1) Should we care about Tiger’s, or any other athletes for that matter, personal life outside of sports? Sports are their job. It is like us getting all pissed about some CEO doing the same thing, right? I don’t think so. I have never heard a kid say “when I grow up, I want to be just like the CEO of Joe Blow company”. Ok, maybe a few kids want to be CEOs, but they don’t look up to and admire them like kids do professional athletes. By Tiger having an affair, in my mind, he is telling all those kids that have dreams and aspirations of being the next big thing thinking “Since I am big and famous, I could neglect my duties as a father and a husband because I am lonely and go cheat”. To me, yes, I think we should care about what Tiger and other athletes do in their personal lives because what they do trickle down to the youth of today, who are the future Tiger Woods of tomorrow.

2)Should Tiger lose his sponsors for this incident? YES. If I have a million dollar product like Gatorade and I have a high level athlete like Tiger sponsoring my product, I am very worried right now. Gatorade is a household name. It is not just for athletes. People of every walks of life walks into a 7-11 or any convenient store and if they are thirsty, Gatorade is a very viable option for them to drink. With that said, there are many people who hold their marriage vows to heart and the idea of cheating is absolutely repulsive (I am one of those people and damn proud of it). So if Gatorade is linked to Tiger, and Tiger is linked to infidelity, gatorade now is getting a bad name for their product.

3) Should Tiger be able to play professional golf again? YES. If you have read this are, 1) thank you and 2) you know my stance on what I think about people that cheat and cheating itself. However, I also firmly believe that people should be given a second chance. Should Tiger go about his business like nothing happened? Absolutely not! Some punishment I believe should be taken, both by the PGA and his sponsors. However, I do think he needs to be given the chance to start over again and prove to people it was a mistake. People are human. Humans make mistakes. Our greed and lust get the best of us sometimes. People need to be given a second chance to redeem themselves. I think Tiger should be given that chance, just like Michael Vick was given a chance.

I know not everyone will agree with me on this post, and as always, I welcome the discussions. Let me know your opinions on the questions about.