Tiger Woods Apology

[mommy2allyandaveri]

I voted yes because I really do think he is sorry...that he got caught! If he hadn't gotten caught the behavior would be continuing. He's a dirtbag.

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

Who knows and I really don't care. He did nothing to me that he needs to be forgiven for, it's his wife who needs to decide whether or not he is sincere.

I completely agree with you.

His mother never looked him in the eye the entire time he was speaking. Just an observation.

I'm curious how you know this as there was only 1 camera allowed in the room(per press release) and it was pointed at him.

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

...I'm curious how you know this as there was only 1 camera allowed in the room(per press release) and it was pointed at him.

There were two. One pointed at him, and one behind him, to his left, pointing toward his mother. She did look stricken the entire time, looking at her feet a lot.

 

[MI mom of 3]

Who knows and I really don't care. He did nothing to me that he needs to be forgiven for, it's his wife who needs to decide whether or not he is sincere.

MTE!!! He owes us nothing!

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

There were two. One pointed at him, and one behind him, to his left, pointing toward his mother. She did look stricken the entire time, looking at her feet a lot.

My mistake then. I'd heard that they only allowed 1 in the room.

 

[JessicaR]

I completely agree with you.

I'm curious how you know this as there was only 1 camera allowed in the room(per press release) and it was pointed at him.

I'm guessing you didnt watch. When the camera showed his Mom, MIL and SIL as he spoke, (about 7 minutes worth) his mother looked away. The camera angle changed mid-way.

 

[Magic Mom]

He is sincerely sorry he got caught.

 

[HonnyDipp]

I selected "Other" because I truely just dont care.

 

[OceanAnnie]

I heard the apology purely by accident. I had just tuned into talk radio and the apology was on. I guess I came in on breaking news. I didn't even know who was speaking for a bit of it. I was wondering who messed up now. After it dawned on me, I kind of looked at him in a new light.

It was the best apology I have heard from a public figure. I thought it was a good first step for him, to apologize to his family of course, but also to the kids and fans that look up to him.

When all that stuff first broke, I thought he was done. I still think it was awful. I do feel more sorry for his wife, kids, and family. But I feel sorry for him too. I think he might have a shot at redemption, "in the public eye". He said he was ashamed, embarrassed by his behavior. And from the pictures of his press release I have seen since, he looked it.

 

[Bobbles]

After reading some of the replies here I have to ask myself, "Why bother ever apologizing? Half the people don't believe you no matter how sincere you are. It just doesn't matter."

I respect anyone who can come out and ask for forgiveness. He could have just said nothing. Then he would not deserve any forgiveness. But he did.

I doubt some here would not have the guts to do what he did.

 

[FINFAN]

I only saw clips of it as it interupted a show I was watching...but what I saw, did not come across as sincere to me at all. Now I don't know the guy, so nothing to compare it to, but of the parts I DID see, he was not on his knees begging forgivness from his wife, professing his love for her and their children. The dude should have used his 15 minutes to aplogize to her, not the media/nation. Pretty arrogant of him and his sponsors etc to think that he is worthy of National coverage for this. He's a joke.

 

[mumom95]

I think he's sorry he hurt his wife and family, I do think he does love them.

I'm also pretty sure if they stay married, a few years down the road when it's been "forgotten" in some ways, he'll do it again. It isn't like he didn't know it was wrong with the 14 (or however many there were) women he had the affair with already. I don't think right now he's thinking he will do it again. But when this whole mess dies down and his life gets back to normal, what made him do it the first time will make him do it again. He may just be a tad more careful next time when it comes to getting caught.

 

[OceanAnnie]

After reading some of the replies here I have to ask myself, "Why bother ever apologizing? Half the people don't believe you no matter how sincere you are. It just doesn't matter."

I respect anyone who can come out and ask for forgiveness. He could have just said nothing. Then he would not deserve any forgiveness. But he did.

I doubt some here would not have the guts to do what he did.

It did take guts.

 

[a1tinkfans]

I thought Tiger's apology was heartfelt. I actually felt sorry for him (not that it fully excuses what he has done). I hope he can regain what he has lost.

What did he lose?
His family?? He did not lose them he threw them away, SHAME on him and No, I have no sympathy for him or his staged jogging or pathetic attempt to garner sympathy...I say,
Grow Up Tiger and go play Golf, its All you're good for anyway!

 

[OceanAnnie]

What did he lose?
His family?? He did not lose them he threw them away, SHAME on him and No, I have no sympathy for him or his staged jogging or pathetic attempt to garner sympathy...I say,
Grow Up Tiger and go play Golf, its All you're good for anyway!

I'm the last person to take up for him. I thought what he did was monumentally stupid, shallow, and any other words you care to throw in there. It was his actions that set his downward spiral in motion.

That said, IMO he lost a lot. Whether he recovers remains to be seen. He apologized. I'm not going to kick him when he's down.

 

[Robinrs]

I thought it was only done as part of his Tiger brand imaging. I still think he is only sorry he got caught.

creep...

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

You know, I heard that Tiger was a line jumper who reused his resort cups in WDW, too. In fact, the word on the street is that he likes to hold too many spots for the parades and takes his kids out of school for the trips. This guy is bad news...

 

[golfgal]

You know what is really sad in this whole situation is that we KNOW about it in the first place. I don't care that he is a "public figure", he is still a person subjected to unfair rules-even within the celebrity community. The fact that he had to go on INTERNATIONAL television and talk about this is just not right to begin with. This is an issue between Tiger and his WIFE, not the WORLD.

There are PLENTY of other sports figures out there doing the EXACT same thing or worse--like contracting AIDS while you are fooling around--but you don't see them on international tv apologizing to the world.

I personally think he was very sincere in his apology and so what if he wrote a speech and practiced it--that is not out of the ordinary. I especially think that he was VERY sincere when he told the press to leave his family alone.

 

[pixiewings71]

I thought he sounded stilted and insincere. I don't think he's sorry for what he did, but I do think he's sorry he got caught.
I wouldn't stay with him either....

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

I'm guessing you didnt watch. When the camera showed his Mom, MIL and SIL as he spoke, (about 7 minutes worth) his mother looked away. The camera angle changed mid-way.

Nope, I did watch. I did notice them showing his mother sitting there very solemn looking. I just didn't realize she wasn't looking at him the whole time, since they didn't show her the whole time. I supposed I was paying attention to what he was saying.