Tiger Woods Named Athlete of The Decade, Despite Being A Cheating Bastard
Posted by Media Outrage on December 16, 2009
Tiger Woods has not had a lot of good press lately but this has to bring a smile to his distressed soul. Despite having more affairs than all the combined politicians in D.C., Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade by U.S. sports editors.
Via Yahoo:
Tiger Woods was selected Wednesday as Athlete of the Decade by U.S. sports editors, a result that reflects 10 years of greatness on the golf course rather than three weeks of headlines about a shocking sex scandal.
Woods received 56 of the 142 votes cast by Associated Press member newspaper editors since last month. More than half of the ballots were returned after the Nov. 27 car accident outside his Florida home that set off sensational tales of infidelity.
Just like so many of his victories, it wasn’t much of a contest.
Lance Armstrong, a cancer survivor who won the Tour de France six times this decade, finished second with 33 votes. He was followed by Swiss tennis great Roger Federer, who won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other man, with 25 votes.
Record-setting Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps came in fourth with 13 votes, followed by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (6) and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (4). Five other athletes received one vote apiece.
Woods won 64 times around the world this decade, including 12 majors, and hoisted a trophy on every continent golf is played. He lost only one time with the lead going into the final round. His 56 PGA Tour victories were more than anyone except four of golf’s greatest players won in their careers.
Woods, who has not been seen since the accident and has issued only three statements on his Web site, was not made available to comment about the award.
Few other athletes have changed their sport quite like Woods. His influence has been so powerful that TV ratings soared whenever he played, even more when he has been in contention. Prize money has quadrupled since he joined the PGA Tour because of his broad appeal.
A new image emerged quickly in the days following his middle-of-the-night accident, when he ran his car over a fire hydrant and into a tree. He became the butt of late-night TV jokes, eventually confessed that he “let my family down” with “transgressions” and lost a major sponsorship from Accenture.
Even so, U.S. editors found his work on the golf course over the last 10 years without much of a blemish. Woods took an early lead in balloting, and continued to receive roughly the same percentage of votes throughout the process.
“Despite the tsunami of negative publicity that will likely tarnish his image, there’s no denying that Woods’ on-the-course accomplishments set a new standard of dominance within his sport while making golf more accessible to the masses,” wrote Stu Whitney, sports editor of the Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Argus Leader.
“The only proof needed are the television ratings when Tiger plays in a golf tournament, compared to those events when others have to carry the load.”
Woods tumbled from the pinnacle of his sport in just about three weeks. The 10 years that preceded that fall, however, represented perhaps the greatest decade in golf history.
He won the career Grand Slam three times over, including one U.S. Open by a record 15 shots at Pebble Beach and another U.S. Open on a bad leg in a playoff at Torrey Pines. He twice won the British Open at St. Andrews, the home of golf, by a combined 13 shots.
Woods won 56 times on the PGA Tour this decade, a rate of 30 percent that is unprecedented in golf. Nine of those victories were by at least eight shots. He was No. 1 in the world ranking for all but 32 weeks in the decade, that when he was revamping his swing.
He did his best work in the biggest events.
Along with his 12 majors this decade—he has 14 overall, four short of the record held by Jack Nicklaus—Woods was runner-up in six other majors. He won 14 times out of 27 appearances in the World Golf Championships.
Woods finished the decade with $81,547,410 in earnings from his PGA Tour events, an average of $482,529 per tournament.
Mediaoutrage- That’s a good look for Tiger’s cheating ass.
Kingston said
Well good for him. Cheating is wrong of course, but him being a cheater does not make him a less better athlete.
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brynnrock said
He should feel real proud of himself.
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Ms. E said
Good!!
Smurfette said
He deserves that because despite his personal life, this man is the shit at what he do!
heather said
he deserves it….his personal life shouldn’t reflect his work!!! i dnt like tiger but i feel that its well deserved but im sure they’re giving it 2 him so that he could come outta hiding and then every 1 will attack him about his infidelities.
lowridaz said
I aint mad at him over nothing! i think he is a great athlete an will always look at him as that.
ucanb2 said
Well, he did actually earn it (((personal life aside))) he is on top of the “Golfing Game”.
MissTX85 said
LMAO @ the title!
But he deserves it seeing that his Golf game is sick.
Jamaicafest said
He is a great athlete inspite of his infidelities.
Dickwell Thrust said
I love him. Congrats to him and his hoes.
itsurboi supports the mike jordan of golf said
thats whats up, good for him. This is definitely a diamond ring in a pile of sh!t.
lilkunta said
He did dominates this decade, making more $ than NFL & NBA players ( bc he has anglo endorsements).
He is a cheater, but not a bastard. He knew & was raised by his dad.
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Yvonne said
I don’t watch anything that has to do with any type of sports but I do know Tiger is a master at his golf game.
I say this with mixed feelings but he deserves that title, otherwise there is noting else good I have to say about him…freaking master cheater.
LOL @ DT….”Congrats to him and his hoes’
BadBadKitty0727 said
He IS the MASTER of the golf game AND as I heard on the news today, the majority of the votes came AFTER he crashed the ‘Lade and the shit storm started.
Go ‘head on Tiger!
Disclaimer: I do not condone his cheating bastard ways.
Lio said
His cheating has nothing to do wit his athletic achievement….Nice Tiger
Nina said
True@ Lio.
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Tiger Woods said
Tiger Woods is no more, nor less human than any of us. He is almost a billionaire, so his dirt is turned into gold by the ethical alchemist of society. Those of you who are so offended by Tiger Woods actions should be reminded that not many of us would pass an examination if placed under the microscope of morality. He is an excellent golfer. Yet, he was and never will be anything more than HUMAN! We all are. Look at it in that light and you’ll be less disgusted by this man’s actions. Remember, our dirt would be worth sifting through in the river of righteousness if it contained the valuable mineral known as Fame. Here is a funny video song on Tiger Woods. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7qZgkFX_Ho
Lighten up gang and laugh through this. After all, he is a Golfer not a God.
Malik Jubal
Ms. E said
^ 5