It began 16 months ago, before Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo and the tipping point of the US’s national reckoning with sexual assault, with an unsolicited email to the Indianapolis Star, which that morning had published a five-month investigation into the mishandling of sexual abuse allegations by the national governing body of gymnastics.
It read: “I recently read the article titled ‘Out of Balance’ published by the IndyStar. My experience may not be relevant to your investigation, but I am emailing to report an incident that may be. I was not molested by my coach, but I was molested by Dr Larry Nassar, the team doctor for USAG. I was 15 years old, and it was under the guise of medical treatment for my back.”Tiger Woods seemed destined to be celebrated but not loved. If that appears harsh, the greatest golfer in a generation appeared perfectly at ease with that scenario himself. Until now.
Woods’s complex relationship with US galleries conjures gallows humour. A string of relationships, after all, were so damaging not only to Woods’s personal life but his broader reputation. Woods, already deliberately distant from fellow competitors, was apparently forever tarnished as tales of his extra-marital antics emerged. Phil Mickelson, the immaculate blue-eyed boy and long-time Woods rival, benefited in popularity terms.
The intervening years – now nine since the infamous Woods incident involving a fire hydrant – have seen moderate success, multiple surgeries and aborted comebacks following glimmers of promise. Woods’s struggles were met with joy on the basis he deserved every ounce of turmoil. More striking therefore than Woods’s performance in finishing 12th at the Honda Classic, an encouraging display in testing conditions after a fourth back operation, was the reaction towards him.
Source :- theguardian
It read: “I recently read the article titled ‘Out of Balance’ published by the IndyStar. My experience may not be relevant to your investigation, but I am emailing to report an incident that may be. I was not molested by my coach, but I was molested by Dr Larry Nassar, the team doctor for USAG. I was 15 years old, and it was under the guise of medical treatment for my back.”Tiger Woods seemed destined to be celebrated but not loved. If that appears harsh, the greatest golfer in a generation appeared perfectly at ease with that scenario himself. Until now.
Woods’s complex relationship with US galleries conjures gallows humour. A string of relationships, after all, were so damaging not only to Woods’s personal life but his broader reputation. Woods, already deliberately distant from fellow competitors, was apparently forever tarnished as tales of his extra-marital antics emerged. Phil Mickelson, the immaculate blue-eyed boy and long-time Woods rival, benefited in popularity terms.
The intervening years – now nine since the infamous Woods incident involving a fire hydrant – have seen moderate success, multiple surgeries and aborted comebacks following glimmers of promise. Woods’s struggles were met with joy on the basis he deserved every ounce of turmoil. More striking therefore than Woods’s performance in finishing 12th at the Honda Classic, an encouraging display in testing conditions after a fourth back operation, was the reaction towards him.
Source :- theguardian
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