Tiger Woods apology?

Today as I signed on to Twitter, or Facebook, even ESPN there was nothing but news about Tiger Woods' press conference today where he was supposed to give an apology. I didn't watch, and have only one read story about the press conference (the Sports Guys' article). I am going to be completely honest, I don't care. I'm not saying that what he did wasn't wrong, but what I am saying is I don't care about his press conference because he doesn't owe me an apology. He doesn't own you an apology either. He needs to apologize to Elin, to his kids, his family and friends, and those impacted by these incidents.

Why do we, as a society, think that because someone can hit a golf ball well, or hit home runs, or throw a football well, that we need to know everything about their lives? I think we have put too much thought and effort in to finding out what celebrities are doing. That's why magazines like US Weekly and TV shows like TMZ can exist, because the American public eats it up. Why do we care so much?

I agree with Charles Barkley, which I never thought I would say, but athletes are not necessarily role models just because they are athletes. There are some athletes out there who are good role models, who play the game the way it's supposed to be played and give back to the community. Athletes are humans too, they make mistakes and just because they can put a ball through a hoop doesn't mean they are a good role model. Doctors, teachers, philanthropists, parents, those are role models.

Basically, the point of this blog is just to say that I don't care about Tiger's press conference. You don't owe the American public an apology and therefore it didn't need to be shown live on tv. Bill Simmons said it best, he said that in a few weeks Tiger will start hitting golf balls again and people will forget about this. But his family will not forget about this, this will leave a mark on them that will take a while to heal.