So… what does this post have to do with weight loss, fitness and/or nutrition? Absolutely nothing! This is just a rant so take it as you will… Most of my friends and family know that I am one of the biggest Tiger Woods fans on the planet. Tigers’ relentless pursuit of perfection and his dedication to his craft have inspired me, in life, to be my best. I can probably even attribute some of my determination through this weight loss journey to Tiger.

As you can imagine, I was the first to jump to his defense last week when we received news of the car accident. When my wife informed me that she had heard there was more to the story I said “no way! It had to be a mechanical failure or something other than human stupidity.”

It turns out that even Tiger Woods is subject to “human stupidity”… Lord knows I have been more times in my life than I can count. Nonetheless, what has happened has happened.

Unlike the recent Seinfeld Reunion via Curb Your Enthusiasm, I’m not going to play the “that being said card”, I’m just going to state it plain.

While I realize that the world of golf and professional sports has put Tiger Woods and other high profile athletes on a pedestal, the truth remains that even though they sport million and billion dollar bank accounts they still put their pants on the same as the rest of us, everyday.

Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, David Letterman (who I respect because he had the guts to be honest about it) and a host of others (including myself, sorry to say) have strayed away from their wedding vows and gone the road of infidelity and or drugs and alcohol.

There is no excuse in this… the only thing those of us who have been guilty of such things (past or present) can do is hope for the forgiveness of family and friends while learning from the, as Tiger put it on his website (click here to read article from Tiger Woods) TRANSGRESSION.

While I’m disappointed and completely surprised by this turn of events in the life of Tiger Woods, I’d be a hypocrite if I were to turn my back. Tiger is still (in my book) the greatest golfer to ever play the game and I look forward to seeing him continue his domination of this sport in the future.

My prayers are with you and your family, Tiger, during this difficult time… but it’s time to just “man up”, tell people what happened and move forward. Hiding the truth is only going to keep people digging further. People are more likely to forgive brutal honesty than lies!

Cheers!

Rex
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