Tiger Woods: No Apology Needed

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Published: March 23, 2010

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Tiger Woods apologized Feb. 19 for his irresponsible and selfish behavior.

 

"I want to say to each of you—simply and directly—I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in," he said.

 

In his somber speech at TPC Sawgrass, home of The Players Championship, he put his life into perspective and shared the direction he plans to pursue.  

 

"I once heard—and I believe it's true—it's not what you achieve in life that matters; it's what you overcome," he said.  "Achievements on the golf course are only part of setting an example.  Character and decency are what really count."

 

 

Apology received, no further apology needed.

 

 

Tiger revealed more personal insight than ever before in two unscripted, riveting interviews with The Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman and ESPN's Tom Rinaldi on March 21.

 

How did someone so powerful in life, yet so powerless to stop himself, finally hit rock bottom and start on an upward path?

 

"You strip away the denial, the rationalization, and you come to the truth—and the truth is very painful at times," Woods said.  "And to stare at yourself and look at the person you’ve become…you become disgusted.

 

"As a person, it’s hard to believe that was me, looking back on it now."

 

Tiger is trying to get back to his roots, recalling something his father once said that rung hollow to him until now: "In order to help other people, you first have to learn how to help yourself."

 

So Tiger is taking the time to help himself.

 

He is on the road to recovery through a process by which he realizes there is a higher...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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