Tiger Woods Opens Up About "Pain in My Soul"
Tiger Woods is reeling - on and off the golf course.
Nearly a year after the Thanksgiving car crash that exposed his affair with Rachel Uchitel and later countless others, the golfer is opening up to Newsweek.
"Last November, everything I thought I knew about myself changed abruptly, and what others perceived about me shifted, too," Woods writes in an essay.
For Tiger Woods (and THG), life changed forever that night.
Last Thanksgiving night, the golfer drove his Escalade into a fire hydrant outside the home he shared with wife Elin Nordegren and their two young children.
Later, we learned he and Elin were arguing over his affair with Uchitel. It was just the beginning of one of the biggest sex scandals in history unraveling.
Woods writes: "I had been conducting my personal life in an artificial way, detached from values my upbringing had taught, and I should have embraced."
"The physical pain from that car accident has long healed. But the pain in my soul is more complex and unsettling; it has been far more difficult to ease - and to understand. But this much is obvious now: my life was out of balance."
"My priorities were out of order. I made terrible choices and repeated mistakes. I hurt the people whom I loved the most. And even beyond accepting the consequences and responsibility, there is the ongoing struggle to learn from my failings."
He and Elin finalized their divorce this August.
Expressing new appreciation for fatherhood and life in general, he adds: "Slowly, I'm regaining the balance that I'd lost. My healing process is far from complete."
"I am beginning to appreciate things I overlooked before. Some victories can mean smiles, not trophies, and that life's most ordinary events can bring joy. Giving my son, Charlie, a bath, for example, beats chipping another bucket of balls."
"Making mac and cheese for him and his sister, Sam, is better than any restaurant. Sharing a laugh watching cartoons or reading a book beats channel-surfing alone. Some nights, it's just me and the kids, an experience that's both trying and rewarding. Probably like the experience a lot of families have every evening around the world."
It's hard to say from our perspective, but here's hoping Tiger truly is humbled by all he's been through, becomes a better person for it, and comes back better than ever. He didn't win a tournament in 2010. We wouldn't bet against him next year.
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January 13th, 2011 11:58 AM
people are so corny if that was a black female all you white people would say oh well such is life nothings promised well nothing is promised to that whitey either and all of you white people deserve to be beside yourselves i for one m glad it happened to show you there are no privledged characters as you so often think white people are. and as for the kids do you know their tigers is there dna proof no. so keep badgering about them until you find out he is not the father.
December 11th, 2010 12:06 AM
Why would spending an evening with his two children by "trying" ?? Guess he'd rather be with his slutty porn stars and prostitutes. His poor kids ....
November 29th, 2010 5:31 PM
Oh, please. The only thing he's sorry about is that he got caught!
November 26th, 2010 2:48 AM
I think tiger needs to find who he is n what he wants out of his life....and o gurl should be ashamed of herself! :( everyone keeps saying stuff about him but what about the females? X( they knew he was married hes tyger woods! So lets stop JUST giving tyger the business n give these "females" a look over they are wrong just like tyger and shouldnt just get off with nothing said to them...
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November 19th, 2010 12:56 AM
This is time for Tiger to get back to basics, practice his religion and live his religion. He needs to find peace within himself and make amends with his family. Does not not owe anyone else..anything at all except for his family. He's a good man deep down so everyone needs to leave him alone. He will find his way back as the #1 golfer soon..
Tiger...Learn from your mistake and take this opportunity to find inner peace. You are the only one that can save yourself.
November 18th, 2010 8:32 PM
Tiger Woods had his opportunity and he misused it in a very big way! Tiger destroyed his marriage, the family unit, his brand, the trust of the public and his game for something totally worthless!!! Everyone now knows who and what Tiger is and what he has done!!! Tiger tarnished his reputation and his name will be forever linked to one of the biggest sex scandal in the history of sports!!! I hope Tiger amends his life so he don’t bring more shame and hurt to his innocent children!!!
November 18th, 2010 3:20 PM
I'm not a missionary by any means but the best thing for Tiger at this point is to find some sort of religion.