Phil Mickelson, my pro-golfer of choice, won the Masters this weekend. Winning his third Masters was exciting - especially given his wife's recent battle with cancer. Watching a golf major, especially the Masters, is restful and exciting - there's so much history and legacy on that revered course in Augusta.
Tiger's re-emergence made this Masters even more interesting. I didn't much care for Tiger before all of this was exposed. He was too much machine and not enough (hu)man. His actions are not commendable nor even excusable. But to know that Tiger is human and susceptible to error and emotion softens my hardness toward him.
I hate that it was an extremely low and hard time in his life. But it was wonderful to see positive emotion from Tiger for something other than winning the whole weekend. How many of us have people cheering and literally applauding us when we walk from our car to the office?? For Tiger to smile from the cheering and applause he received reveals that he has gained some perspective from this negative exposure.
Nike might have taken it a bit too far, though.
Tiger will continue to receive mixed responses from people. And his image will be tainted by his poor choices. But he will still go down in golf history. My loyalties remain with Phil Mickelson, who will also go down in golf history, but it's refreshing to see Tiger's coldness thawing.
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