Tiger "Cheetah" Woods

The media has chewed up and spit out Tiger Woods since the day after Thanksgiving in November. He has been all over the covers of People, National Enquirer, and even the gossip site Perez Hilton after allegations revealed he has been unfaithful to his wife having numerous marital affairs. The media has portrayed him a liar, a cheater, and the scum of society. His demise has been accompanied by the loss of several endorsements. Tiger was considered to be a wonder boy with a squeaky clean reputation. His cheating on his wife has also let to speculation about the integrity of his professional accomplishments. Sports talk radio has wondered if his incredible physique could be partially enhanced by steroid use. Golf is the ultimate game of honesty, and if it comes out Tiger has been juicing it he will in turn lose all the supporters he has left. It is hard for me to see Tiger Woods torn apart by the media because he was a huge role model in my life growing up. It is my fault for making an athlete my role model, but I was only eight when he won the Masters in 1997 and took the golf world by storm. I was instantly sucked into becoming a fan. He was a twenty something kid that can just flat out play golf and destroyed the field to win the Masters in record fashion. Last weekend he returned to the PGA Tour during the Masters. He finished a respectable -11 placing in a tie for forth place. His return to professional golf has been long over due, and now he can hopefully get back to work. He is never going to be able to restore the image he had before the cheating came out, but he was win people back over by winning golf tournaments.