Tiger Woods - Man After My Own Heart
Normally, I do my best to stay away from golf related news as I don’t find the game overly exciting (and in the interest of full-disclosure I should tell you that my first job was at a driving range which instilled in me a serious aversion to any game that uses a tiny ball and thousands of yards of playing space).
But I know enough about golf to understand what a big deal it is when Tiger Wood’s says he’ll miss the British Open if his wife happens to give birth the same week.
No doubt there are those in the sports media who will condemn Tiger for this decision since playing Golf tournaments is his job.
But it’s nice to see a guy who earns over $100 million a year make his family a priority over money and titles. Now sure, we might think it’s easier for him to do so since, hey, he’s not hurting for cash. But it seems that more often than not the ultra-successful actually do the opposite.
Well, Tiger has publicly said that “priorities” change and it’s good to know he understands that before the child is even here. He may be chasing a record (Jack Nicklaus’ career 18 grand slam titles), but he already knows the most important thing he will ever do is raise his children…and that makes him just like us.
June 18, 2007 at 8:13 pm
I don’t care much for golf either, but I’ve always been impressed with Tiger Woods. He seems to really be an upstanding guy.
June 20, 2007 at 5:13 am
Doing Boot Camp for almost two decades, I have generally ignored comments by celebrities about being a father, as they sounded like they were written by their PR folks. Often, later events would prove them to be bums. Over the last several years, I have notices a change with comments that rang true from guys like Johnny Depp, who commented how all of a sudden, his life was not all about him anymore, and Tony Blair, who took paternity leave while Prime Minister of England. It is increasingly clear that having children transforms all of us men, as long as we are paying attention.