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06-18-2008 12:38 PM #61
Now that he is down for the rest of the year, we all get to watch everyone golf on t.v.. Yeahhhh!!!! I'm not a Tiger hater, just a t.v. network hater.
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06-18-2008 12:39 PM #62
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06-18-2008 01:17 PM #63
I really wonder how much we'll see of Tiger in the future. He has such a strong will to win, I imagine even if the knee continues to be a problem he'll still figure out how to win on it. I just don't think we'll see him that often going forward.
As for the PGA, I think the Fed Ex cup may actually help keep interest going. The playoffs last year were exciting and had the top pros out almost every week. If they can fix it to allow more movement up and down the standings, the Fed Ex Cup may be able to fill the Tiger void.
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06-18-2008 01:36 PM #64Strive for perfection, but never expect it!
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06-18-2008 02:37 PM #65
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06-18-2008 02:41 PM #66
I think points get reset before the "playoffs".
Life dinnae come wit gimmies so yuv got nae chance o' gitt'n any from me.
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06-18-2008 05:33 PM #67
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06-18-2008 05:39 PM #68
I'd say "Kudos to Kiwi" for eating the crow openly. It takes someone of honour to eat crow.
Life dinnae come wit gimmies so yuv got nae chance o' gitt'n any from me.
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06-18-2008 07:14 PM #69
Looking forward to Golfbum's comments.
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06-20-2008 05:25 AM #70
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06-20-2008 07:01 AM #71
I am neither a Tiger lover or hater (I like Vijay). And I could not care less if he was faking or not. BUT:
http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/...815787,00.html
Interesting read!
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06-20-2008 07:23 AM #72
tiger has shown me two things.. He is the greatest player ever and he is an idiot. If he made the cut by one stroke you would have seen him listen to his doctors and pull out but because he was in the hunt he played on and is now out the rest of the season. Yes he won and it made for great tv but sports first soon to be billionare risked a heck of a lot to win one major. The fact that he won doesn't change my opinion, he risked to much to win this open and I'm certain (hope I'm wrong) that this will cost him more majors than the one he risked it all for
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06-20-2008 07:24 AM #73
I would have thought that surgeons would be prohibited from speculating on the extent of a particular individual's injuries without having seen him. It's one thing to answer a hypothetical case. It's quite another to opine on the extent of Tiger's condition when Tiger is not your patient.
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06-20-2008 07:26 AM #74
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06-20-2008 07:30 AM #75
mp, you disagree?
willy
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06-20-2008 07:37 AM #76
I would think in this situation the doctors must have recommended he not play. Litigation is very live and well in the US. That makes is even harder to make the right decision for yourself.
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06-20-2008 07:50 AM #77
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06-20-2008 08:18 AM #78
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I love these Drs who speculate, they drive me nuts. Tiger has always been a private person and if he and his media specialists want to divulge only certain information and it seems to be eroneous or not comletely forthcoming then who really cares. He is out for the rest of the season, period. If he miraculously returns in the fall then we can speculate that he is manipulating the facts to put himself in the spotlight and add to his mystique. Personally I think this is way overhyped, get well and come back next year with a slam!!
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06-20-2008 08:19 AM #79
mike I love the way you write. Star trek next generation was my fav of the star trek series and you write like data used to speak yes its just an opinion but I am curious what you think would have happened if tiger just made the cut, he was in pain and his doctors told him exactly what they told on Friday night or sat morning
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06-20-2008 08:49 AM #80
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Poke someone enough and they'll say what you want them to say. I don't think "career threatening" was ever used, just that Woods would need a long recovery.
For the amount of stress he puts on his body, why would a double stress fracture not be possible???
To all the nay-sayers and doubters, They guy played his heart out through severe pain and injury. Good on him."A life lived in fear of the new and the untried is not a life lived to its fullest." M.Pare 10/09/08
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06-20-2008 10:57 AM #81
Since we are speculating, I also disagree. For all we know, Tiger was told not to play and Tiger asked what will happen if he does play. If his doctor tells him that he may never walk without limping for the rest of his life if he plays, TW does not play. But if at worst he need another operation and loses a year of competition but will come back at 100%, we plays. It was his best chance at a third USOpen,
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06-20-2008 06:23 PM #82
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06-20-2008 06:27 PM #83
I think one thing we can say for certain (or just about) is that with surgery (and particularly with knees), there is no 100% guarantee of full recovery. To me, that alone makes Tiger's decision foolish. As I said earlier, it's not the same as a football player in his first superbowl, or an NHLer in his first Stanley cup. I know that we applaud these folks when they play through a severe injury. The big difference, however, is that the chances of those players getting another chance at a championship is minimal. With Tiger, however, if he's healthy, he is going to have many more opportunities to get majors. This was not the final major in the grand slam, or anything as momentous as that. It was an important tournament, yes, but not one worth risking long term damage for.
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06-20-2008 06:36 PM #84
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06-20-2008 06:52 PM #85
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06-21-2008 12:04 PM #86bbadGuest
Respect your comment, but you should respect Tiger's decision. It's his and his alone. To you it might be foolish, but for him to win the national championship on his "home course" (his words) was probably well worth the risks.
I myself think he made a unwise decision, but I have to to his will and determination to win.
Just my 2 cents.
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06-21-2008 03:51 PM #87
Was out of commission last year for 8 weeks with tennis elbow. I knew that there was something wrong with my arm when I played my last round prior but it didn't stop me. I've got a guy on my baseball team with back problems, but he's there twice a week and plays his heart out. Plus I see knee braces, wrist and elbow braces on members of other teams. Ever been hurt and played anyways? Ever been hurt or sick and went into work 'cause you thought you had to get it done? I'd argue that "foolish decisions" when it comes to health and well-being is part of the human condition and that contrary to popular belief, Tiger is human like the rest of us. His unwise desicion is simply the same one many of us make routinely.
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