Tiger Woods: Philanthopist, Not just a golfer
Tiger woods has been a very successful professional golfer since 1996. Tiger has won many tournaments and in turn, a lot of money. Tiger Woods shows his phianthropic side by starting the Tiger Woods Foundation. The TGR, as it is refered to, is a means for Tiger to share in the benefits of his amazing life. The foundation supports many charities and events geared around the growth and development of children. The charity basis its philosophy on the premis that they will “help children succeed no matter what.”
Eldrick Tont Woods was born December 30, 1975. Tiger, his nick name, grew up in California. Tiger began playing golf as a toddler. Through his early childhood, Tiger played in many junior ameture events. Due to the successes of young Tiger, he was invited to appear on many televisioin shows exploiting his unusual abilities. Tiger went to college at Stanford University, where he received a full ride scholarship to play golf. Tigers success continued. He went on to win several matches as well as the Collegiate Championship. Tiger would also, go on to win three consecutive Amatuer Championships.
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Tiger has made many choices in his life that has led him to lose favor in the eye of the public. He has had several of those choices weighed in on by all of the world. Tiger, publically, had a breack down in his marriage and his “brand” took a huge hit. His poor decisions were put out there for all to see. It was revealed that he had a problem. He had several instances of infidelity. This led to question of his integrity. The TGR Foundation is somewhat shielded from this invasion of the “brand.” Because of the wholesome direction and the fact that there is a board that governs over the decisions, the foundation is a positive influence of the court of public appeal. The TGR Foundation truly is a great source of positive media during a trumoltuous
Tiger does not once deny that he was unfaithful to his wife, or that he betrayed his friends, fans, and family. Although he took full responsibility of his actions, he denied claims made by the media concerning his involvement with performance enhancing drugs, and his wife’s actions. It seemed kind of off-base for Tiger to address allegations involving the use of steroids in a speech focused on apologizing for his actions as this was a blatant distraction from the issue at hand. In addition to this, Tiger also denied any rumors in circulation that his wife had hit him. He claimed that there had never been “an episode of domestic violence” in their marriage. By stating this, Tiger was successful in creating a sense of no...
Wayne Gretzky once said, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been”. This quote helps represent how he was always looking to be the best.
Jackie Robinson once said that “"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." (Brainy Quotes). Jackie Robinson faced more abuse than any other baseball player. Jackie Robinson had his mind set on breaking the color barrier for African Americans. Jackie Robinson had the muscle strength and talent to inspire and change the color barrier in Major League baseball. Jackie Robinson was one of the most significant baseball players that America has ever known for Jackie Robinson’s bravery to stop the color barrier for, his inspiration he gave to people all around the world and for his accomplishments during baseball and outside of baseball this made him one of the most valuable players in the National League.
Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds, Ozzie Smith, and Tony Gwynn; What do they all have in common? They are all some of the most famous African-American baseball players to ever play in the Major Leagues. One man, though, made it possible for all of them to play in the Major Leagues. That man’s name is Jackie Robinson. Although Jackie Robinson faced many adversities throughout his lifetime, he persevered and became the first African-American in Major League Baseball, breaking the color barrier and changing the world of baseball forever.
He was born January 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio. He was introduced to golf by his dad, when his dad picked up the sport to help heal a broken ankle. Jack was deemed the nickname The Golden Bear because of his ability to smash long drives, but keep great control near the greens, without any nerves. “He is also in the running as one of the best golfers of all time along with Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, etc,” (Jack Nicklaus). Jack was a very popular golfer during his time and even more popular today one famous quote from Jack was, “A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave,” (Jack
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.
I stood yesterday afternoon engaged in the immense time consuming game of baseball. I stood there contemplating on what ideas, mainly about baseball, were being distorted and confused. Then it hit me…
Tough times challenged a boy like Jesse James growing up in Missouri. Internal conflicts during the Civil War devastated the state. Missouri, a border state, tried to stay neutral, but it seemed that the people of Missouri held different ideas. Violence broke out between southern sympathizers who wanted to secede and those loyal to the Union. Jesse James, best known as a dangerous and ruthless thief, murdered many innocent people, but many in the deep south continued to regard him as a hero. Some compared James to Robin Hood and admired him for his daring deeds. Jesse James, like many of his contemporaries, experienced an innocent early childhood, until the atrocities of the Civil War transformed him into the marauder that history portrayed.
Lacrosse should it become an official high school sport? As this topic comes in many states in the nation there is a huge controversy in the world of lacrosse. Many states on the east coast have made it an school sport, but that really do us people in the midwest now does it? Just in the last couple of years the NAIA has made lacrosse and official school sport. Which is a huge deal for people like me who would like to play at the next level but don’t have the money to play in the NCAA. There is twenty two states in the United States that has recognized lacrosse as an official school sport. Missouri is not one of those states however. The lack of funding in the high schools in the state of Missouri is what is preventing the sport grow at the pace it should be growing, the amount of teams, and the lack of coaches. Missouri State High School Activities Accusations or also known as MSHSAA should make lacrosse a recognized school sport so that the sport can keep growing at the rate it is.
Hundreds of millions of people around the world play or watch soccer. There are more than one hundred and fifty professional leagues in the world for soccer. While America has one major soccer league in the country Europe has a handful. Soccer is becoming more popular in America, but is far from having the popularity similar to overseas. Soccer has progressed in America from the North American Soccer League to Major League Soccer. The fact is, soccer overseas has had more time to grow and develop. In time, the MLS can become a powerhouse for soccer in the world alongside the premier leagues.Eventually, the MLS will compete with the pace, shots, and skills observed on and off the ball.
Throughout this experience I have learned a lot about golf and about how it effects the mind and body. My interview put things into perspective that kids and teenagers are actually learning life skills and life lessons that they can take into adulthood just from playing a game with freinds. Also learning that golf isn’t just a game that you may lose some weight from, but it can improve so many other things on your body and in your
Soccer is a complicated sport with an even more complicated history. Indeed, many underestimate the stamina required to be successful, as players commonly run an average of six miles in an individual game (“soccer facts”).
Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her parents are Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey who were 18 and 20 at the time of Oprah’s birth. Her Grandmother who took care of her early in life was Hattie Mae Lee. Oprah's mother moved north to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to find work. She planned to move Oprah there once she had secured a job. Oprah stayed with her grandmother on her farm in Mississippi. (www.about.com, 2000).
Do you know any achievement of celebrities who are famous for IT? Bill Gates, Steve Jabs are very famous IT celebrities, but we don’t know their details of contributions in computer society. Many celebrities isn’t only the people who develop computer environment, but other computer scientists also improve the computer notation and technologies. Having personal computer, searching a lot of articles, and contacting to a friend are from anguishes of computer scientists. They had researched computer technologies and had thought about improving computer system. We usually call them to nerds who are only fascinated by computer. The nerds are respectful for effort of computer, brave challenge without guaranteed of success, and understanding ability
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