Every high school has that guy. You know, the guy you claim to hate because you secretly want to be exactly like them. That guy who’s seemingly great at every sport, everyone seems to love, and never seems to be trying hard at any of it. You survived all this knowing that one day, you’d leave high school and they’d be just as small as you in that larger, post-graduation world you were entering. And most of the time that high school prodigy, as you had hoped, fades away into the background and gives you no further reason to envy. But every now and then, that guy just gets bigger and makes the larger world just as jealous as you were in high school. Tiger Woods is that kid and he’s made the rest of the PGA tour those band-playing guy kids on the sideline, jealous of the real athletes.
Coming into this US Open, he hadn’t played a full course in 2 months, but there he was standing on another 18th green, having another victory conversation with Bob Costas, and collecting another trophy for the showroom. He’s become as dominant as any athlete can get and somehow it appears he’s getting better. Yet, no matter where you go, you’ll always find people rooting against him. Why do you root against Tiger? It’s basically like rooting against Superman – you know no matter how much you cheer for the bad guy that guy in the cape with the super powers always wins. Like Superman, Tiger loves a good show and so, every now and then, he’ll add some plot twists. Like an underdog? He’ll play even with some washed up 45 year-old for 5 days. Enjoy a good rivalry? He’ll let Phil Mickelson win a couple majors. Need a good comeback? He’ll go have surgery on his “injured knee”. Family values? He even gets married and has a child.
Don’t root against Tiger – it’s pointless. It won’t make you feel any better, I promise. Wanna feel special? Go to a Marlins game – you’ll be the only one.
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