Tiger Woods: A Tragic Hero

When someone said the word "tiger”, fifteen years ago, one would think of the extremely dangerous animal. However, since 1998, the word has brought on a new meaning, one of dedication, heart, and desire. The word now brings to mind the golfing phenomenon of Tiger Woods. Being one of America's top icons not only for his accomplishments, but also for one of the most salacious celebrity scandals of all time. Leading the PGA in career victories among active players, Woods live a secret life beyond the golf course, and his publicly known family.. In a similar fashion to Macbeth’s tragic flaw of ambition—lying, cheating, selfishness and sexual desire—all emphasizes the indifference Tiger has a man, rather than being a devoted husband & father, he went to pursue his own ambitions in sex.

Displaying gratitude and perseverance, Tiger Woods has always been a sports icon. To many, he is the world's best golfer, who has overcome many obstacles, including race and age, to establish himself prominently in the world of golf. Being from a mixed family, he is the son of a Vietnam veteran, in which he taught Tiger to love sports. His father an African-American

originally from Kansas, and a mother who is Thai, Chinese and Dutch he is very unique. With 66 tournament wins, including multiple wins at the Masters Tournament, the PGA Championships, the U.S. Open Championships, and the British Open Championships, Tiger’s fan looked forward to another great year in 2010. Since bursting onto the scene with his record-breaking win at the 1997 Masters, Woods became more than just the first minority golfer to win a major championship. With a net worth of nearly 800 million dollars, Tiger was on track to the billion dollar mark in career earnings. Instead, with his life turned upside-down after his sex scandal surfaced in late November, he had to look forward to an expensive divorce.

It all started early in the morning of November 27, after a neighbor called 911 reporting that Tiger had crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a tree outside his home. At that time, it was unknown what had caused Tiger to crash. Some reported that Tiger's wife, Elin Nordegren, had chased him out of the house with a golf club, while others reported that Elin had used the golf club to save him from his wrecked vehicle. Releasing a statement Tiger claim, that the situation was not his fault, and he'd rather keep it private, increased the public suspicions. To silence the speculation, Tiger's mistress, Rachel Uchitel, scheduled a press conference. However, the public frustration grew when Uchitel cancelled the press conference, and only to find out six days later that OK Magazine paid off Uchitel to do an exclusive story with them instead. Apparently, Uchitel was not only one of Tiger's mistresses, but she was also setting him up with other mistresses while he was on tour. The 14-time major champion golfer had minor injuries, and his wife wasn’t trying to save him — she was chasing him in a fury over his extensive extramarital affairs.

Scandalous behavior from the pro-golfer resulted in a divorce from his wife of six years, and his now ex-wife Elin moved back to Sweden. Along with her she took their two kids, forcing Woods to be a over a million miles away from his children. Destroying his public image of a loving husband and father of two adorable children, to that of a single dad having to carve time out of his tiresome schedule just to visit his kids. With his $1 billion in career earnings, he had to give half to Elin, who has seemed to have moved on with her life and managed to get on just fine. In the time since, he’s been to rehab for knee surgery, Achilles surgery, back surgery — as well as spending time in a Mississippi clinic while rehabbing a sex addiction. Winning more consistently than any other golfer in the world, Woods hasn't taking any new titles since his tragic flaw. Since the initial incident, alleged mistresses have come out from everywhere. Things would never be the same for Woods, personally or professionally.

Emphasizing the indifference he as a man, rather than being a devoted husband & father, his ambitions in sex lead his life, and career to quickly derail.

According to Tiger’s wife, “when he meet with hostesses, waitresses, and porn stars he had then abandoned his own life.” Turning 39 on Dec. 30, Woods stills sits at 14 majors, the same place he was five years ago when he drove his car into that tree. Continuing his career, he might tie with Sam Snead record of 82 PGA Tour wins, but that was never a main goal for Woods. Aspirations in Tiger Woods life have always seemed to be about the big time, but now he couldn't seem further from it. Concluding the effect his scandalous deeds has taken upon him, if rumors were to surface that Woods has retired sooner than expected - it would be totally

believable.