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From: Kev on 8 Dec 2009 12:16 Okay, so a broken clock is right twice a day. But the question does have to be asked, was Tiger's behavior, much of which Pitts found so objectionable, and indication of a larger attitude problem? Was his on course out burst a "firery competitor", or a "self possess jock"? Was his intense interest in privacy, and distance from fans and media figure stuck living in the lime light, or a guy who wanted to live in a different world with different rules? Johnny Miller, not my favorite guy, once said that he never thought he got an honest answer out of Tiger. He also complained that he didn't think Tiger showed HIM enough respect. Is this Johnny's problem or does Tiger divide the world into "those worthy and those not" and one might be surprised at whom is on which list? The bottom line is was Tiger an obnoxious jerk all along and we didn't want to see it? Or is he just another flawed human that was able to cover his flaws from the public... for a while?
From: dsc-ky on 8 Dec 2009 12:55 > The bottom line is was Tiger an obnoxious jerk all along and we > didn't want to see it? Or is he just another flawed human that was > able to cover his flaws from the public... for a while? Absolutely... BTW - Ken was right all along.
From: Alan Baker on 8 Dec 2009 13:11 In article <c4683b30-4dee-4231-8c57-939380dca96f(a)r40g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, dsc-ky <Dudley.Cornman(a)eku.edu> wrote: > > � The bottom line is was Tiger an obnoxious jerk all along and we > > didn't want to see it? �Or is he just another flawed human that was > > able to cover his flaws from the public... for a while? > > Absolutely... > > BTW - Ken was right all along. Sorry, but since none of us actually know the man, you can't actually say that. I played hockey with a guy who, if all you knew of him was his on-ice behaviour, everyone would assume was a jerk. But off the ice he was a different person. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: dsc-ky on 8 Dec 2009 13:51 On Dec 8, 1:11 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > In article > <c4683b30-4dee-4231-8c57-939380dca...(a)r40g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, > > dsc-ky <Dudley.Corn...(a)eku.edu> wrote: > > > The bottom line is was Tiger an obnoxious jerk all along and we > > > didn't want to see it? Or is he just another flawed human that was > > > able to cover his flaws from the public... for a while? > > > Absolutely... > > > BTW - Ken was right all along. > > Sorry, but since none of us actually know the man, you can't actually > say that. > I though I just did... > I played hockey with a guy who, if all you knew of him was his on-ice > behaviour, everyone would assume was a jerk. But off the ice he was a > different person. Objection overruled... he's a punk, get over it. At times he's a nice punk, at times he is a generous punk, at times he does good things... but he's still a punk.
From: Alan Baker on 8 Dec 2009 15:21
In article <1a2c9cca-cfe2-41e9-be87-9fd882da6d59(a)d10g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, dsc-ky <Dudley.Cornman(a)eku.edu> wrote: > On Dec 8, 1:11�pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > In article > > <c4683b30-4dee-4231-8c57-939380dca...(a)r40g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, > > > > �dsc-ky <Dudley.Corn...(a)eku.edu> wrote: > > > > � The bottom line is was Tiger an obnoxious jerk all along and we > > > > didn't want to see it? �Or is he just another flawed human that was > > > > able to cover his flaws from the public... for a while? > > > > > Absolutely... > > > > > BTW - Ken was right all along. > > > > Sorry, but since none of us actually know the man, you can't actually > > say that. > > > > I though I just did... > > > I played hockey with a guy who, if all you knew of him was his on-ice > > behaviour, everyone would assume was a jerk. But off the ice he was a > > different person. > > Objection overruled... he's a punk, get over it. At times he's a nice > punk, at times he is a generous punk, at times he does good things... > but he's still a punk. Nope. I don't know the man, and neither do you. He might be a punk, or he might just be an intense competitor who wasn't raised to have an irrational fear of words for normal human activities. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg> |