I was recently told about this article in the LA Times that is accuses Tiger Woods as being “too boring” because of his successful career with “seemingly” no struggle.
He clearly needs to be more tested. He certainly needs to be more human.
“Right now, there is a generation where there’s about five guys,” he said afterward, but he’s wrong.
This summer, this week, has proved, once again, there’s just him.
Those other four guys he’s talking about? Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh?
Woods has won one more major championship than the rest of them combined.
…During a time when our athletic landscape is dominated by chest-thumping fools, Woods is an example of grace and class.
But also yawns.
For Tiger Woods to go from great to Nicklaus, from prodigious to Palmer, we need to see him in a fight. We need to see him knocked down. We need to see him escape.
Just as Muhammad Ali did not become truly beloved until he was knocked down, we need to see what Woods can do not just from the lead, but from the canvas.
We need to see him sweat. Does he ever sweat?
…Woods needs to be slowed down. Not enough to let anyone catch up. But enough to make it interesting. (more…)
This is a classic example of the lunacy of Liberalism (as seen everyday in the LA Times)–if someone is considered “too good”, keep ‘em back with the rest of the pack.
Now there are a lot of directions that I could go with this story, but I will settle with referring to this article at a later date.
Bill Plaschke (the writer of this article) fails to take into account the untold numbers of hours Woods spent practicing both with his father and by himself trying to perfect his talent of playing and winning the game the way he has done in his career. It is based on this fact that makes Plaschke’s assessment of Woods not “breaking a sweat” laughable.
From time to time I have seen this same assessment levied on certain individuals simply because they work hard and smart (what usually makes the difference). For those that feel intimidated by the well-deserved success of these individuals, they usually label these individuals of having an “unfair” advantage. Bill Gates is a prime example of this label. Too many of us see the success of these individuals but know nothing about the sacrifices that were invested into their success.
So the next time you feel the adolescent urge to accuse someone of having “unfair” talent or skill, take the time to find out from them what it took for them to succeed. Who knows, you might learn something.
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