My Man Crush

So as anyone who knows me has heard by now, I have a major man crush on Tiger Woods. The final major of the year started today, The PGA, and I am currently watching Tiger play. What Tiger Woods has done for the Golf world, for Sport world, and for The World in general cannot be overstated.

In an era of exuberant greed, a culture of violence and performance enhancing drugs, Tiger Woods stands as the reminder of what sport at its best can achieve. It is no hyperbole to suggest that TW stands alone in history as the greatest example of talent, drive, dominance, and humility found together within one person.

Due to his on-the-course dominance and unmatchable marketability, Tiger Woods has been the highest grossing athlete in the world for each of the last five years. What is not usually mentioned however is the number of charities and foundations which he has started. His flagship organization, The Tiger Woods Foundation, focuses on helping low-income and high-risk children.

In short, Tiger Woods has in the last 12 years, revitalized a struggling sport, reminded the world of what the combination of natural talent and insatiable drive can accomplish, and more than anything, showed us what it is to achieve greatness, both in performance, and in what it is to be a decent human being.

-a