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Wow, I never thought I’d see the day when America’s golden boy Tiger Woods would go zero to bottom overnight. I’m still reeling from this one and just when I think I’ve got a handle on the story, out pops some new porn star from Portland that not only says she too had sex with Tiger, but she also had unprotected sex with Tiger…wow!
This country was practically built on scandal and shame so this is nothing new to the masses; however, this is Tiger Woods for God’s sake, I was still coming to grips with the fact that the guy was having sex. They say people reveal themselves in their opposites, which can only mean that we are dealing with one sick cub. Is it wrong that I actually find him more interesting?
Ok, before the hate mail starts pouring in, let me explain what I mean. I am not saying I condone what he did or respect his choices, but we are dealing with a MASSIVE ADDICTION that has personified Tiger Woods and I am interested in watching him now more than ever. I am certainly impressed when a human being can put a ball in a cup with one swing from 300 yards out, but I am absolutely captivated when I have the privilege of watching a human being face and embrace the truth for the first time.
Addiction is so powerful that even those we perceive to be superheroes behave the same way when faced with the truth…they lie! Tiger is about to bounce off the bottom at any second but as it stands, I get the sense he is still a pitching-wedge away from the absolute truth. I watch this process daily and it isn’t pretty when it happens behind closed
doors but to see it unfold on the global stage is downright brutal. Everyone is in pain watching the truth emerge – especially his family and that is horrific; however, I will say that as this plays out and if Tiger has any self respect, he will find the humility he needs, connect with his higher power and come completely clean.
He is one of us and that means that if he gets into a program of recovery and takes the necessary steps, the man we will meet on the other side will not only be the greatest golfer of our time, but he will also be a man capable of looking into a mirror and loving the reflection. That in itself will overshadow the golfer and let the sun shine brightly on the great man, father and husband he has become by getting honest.
Good luck to the entire Woods family. We are here if you need us.
Jim Bevell
