The purpose of my CP article is to get people to look at celebrities and professional athletes in a different way. I hope to make people realize the incredible amounts of pressure that are on celebrities.
Just imagine being the best golfer in the entire world for 623 weeks. Put yourself in Tiger’s shoes for a minute. For all but one week in 2007, you have been the worlds number one golfer. Everyone on the PGA tour wants to beat you, everyone else is dreaming of taking your crown. Millions watching either expect you to win or are praying that you lose. You have more money than you could spend in a lifetime. Masses of women want you and will do anything to have sex with you. Every reporter in the world would kill to interview you. Every sports tv station, sports journal and sports magazine is going to analyze everything you say. All news stations and tabloids are doing everything they can to catch you doing something wrong. Would you be able to handle all that pressure? Could you handle all that power?
I’m not trying to rid Tiger of all responsibility because what he did was wrong. I am, however, trying to show that he is human and makes mistakes. I’m hoping that by taking time to see why he would do something like this, you could at least understand how something like this could happen.
About your comment on the 16 team playoff being too many teams, I agree with that statement. I would say a four or eight team playoff would be sufficient in finding the best team in college football. If there was a four team playoff last year, I think Auburn would have still won, but this would have solved the issue of whether previously undefeated teams like TCU and Boise State deserved a spot in the championship game or not. On another matter, who do you think will win the NBA playoffs?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Although what Tiger (or any other athlete) did was wrong, he is just another human and makes mistakes. I feel like the media makes a big deal out of these kind of events just because a person is famous.
ReplyDeleteWhat Tiger did was morally wrong. I don't think it was really anyones busniess though. Once the car crash happened and details started coming out, one girl said something, then others said something to capitilize on his fame. It's all shady, but I don't really care what he does in his personal life. You can't knock him on his golf accomplishments. I think it's funny when people say he's "failing" because he hasn't won in a while. He's still better than just about anyone. Some golfers on the PGA tour never, ever win. Some others go years in between wins.
ReplyDeleteI also agree. Everyone makes mistakes the only difference is that ours aren't publicly posted for the entire world to see.
ReplyDeleteI personally would not be able to handle the pressure and power that comes with fame. I would not like the media to post all of my mistakes so that the world can see. I feel bad for Tiger, even though what he did was wrong. I like that you writing about this topic.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure, he kind of placed himself in the lime-light. He knew what he was getting himself into when he became a professional golfer.
ReplyDeleteI believe that celebrities knwo what they are getting into as they become famous and they know what to expect. The thing that bothers me is that the celebrities no longer have a private life. I wish the tabloids would have left Tiger and any other celebrities person realtionship and family issues at home. This kind of stuff is no one's business but his own. I think family, freinds and relationships should be left out of the publicly broadcasted information on each celebrity. I do, however, think it would be okay to talk about the jobs of celebrities and exciting news that they give permission to share.
ReplyDeleteThe thing with celebrities isn't that we hold them to a higher standard than ourselves, it's that when they DO mess up we want to obsess over it to make ourselves feel like we are better than them. I view it more like we want to think that we hold ourselves to a better standard than them. (Of course we aren't better than anyone else, it's just a weird twist when you look at high profile people and their role in overall communities)
ReplyDeleteto kmichael: I do agree that all of the Tiger Woods business does seem really shady, and the fact that he isn't a failure just because he hasn't won lately.
ReplyDeleteto shafner.7: I agree that even a celebrities private life should be kept private. One point you brought up was that Tiger knew what he was getting into being a celebrity. I would just have to argue that, just like most top athletes, they didn't ask to become famous. They became famous because they are great at what they do.
ReplyDeleteto india: This is a very interesting way to look at celebrity screw ups. That could explain why TMZ is so popular and celeb screw ups are such a big deal.
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