Public people, private lives, and Tiger Woods

[Alex]

I only knew he had children because when they were born it was mentioned on golf broadcasts I was watching (yes, I watch* golf, and I've never played a serious round).


* Golf is a great sport for watching while doing other things in the house as it only requires you to pay attention 10% of the time, especially near the end of the round when only a handful of pairs are still playing. Plus, I'd argue it is the sport most improved by HD.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

To which I will pose the question: how much is too much? Where exactly is the line to be drawn?

Personally, I don't think he makes too much.

well, as Alex pointed out, the guys a billionaire+, so I say to him: don't crap on about how you've got to be scrutinised in everything you do in the public eye, retire and get out of the public eye. Then you won't be required to behave in order to placate your sponsors.

I think 1 billion is probably enough to live on for the rest of anyone's life. Why do they need more?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by lashbear

well, as Alex pointed out, the guys a billionaire+, so I say to him: don't crap on about how you've got to be scrutinised in everything you do in the public eye, retire and get out of the public eye. Then you won't be required to behave in order to placate your sponsors.

I think 1 billion is probably enough to live on for the rest of anyone's life. Why do they need more?

Retire and do what? Golf?

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Retire and do what? Golf?

Become a doctor. Oh wait.
Become a hockey player. Oh wait.

What do professional golfers do when they retire.

[Alex]

Go to the Masters tour.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Retire and do what? Golf?

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

What do professional golfers do when they retire.

well, presumably become an ordinary guy who happens to have a billion dollars, and play around with your mistresses.

...or you could go to Disneyland !!

[Alex]

Accepting that putting yourself out there as an incredibly successful product spokesman means you are rejecting any continued expectation of privacy for any area of your life.

Does simply playing professional golf do the same thing? That is, to reclaim his privacy must he never again stray from his home? Do I have some right to demand information on the sexual peccadillos of the guys making a living on the PGA tour but not doing much in the way of endorsement?

Does merely doing something in your life that causes strangers to know your name mean you have some obligation to those strangers?

[scaeagles]

As far as having enough money to retire, most certainly he does. However, i don't htink Tiger is interested in the money any longer. He is interested in being known as the best ever, with the most majors and tournaments won. Surely he can be discussed among the best ever, but until he has both of those, it could be brought into doubt that he is. He wants it to be known without a doubt.

Athletes want the competition. While the money is great, they want titles and their name to be known for all eternity.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

However, i don't htink Tiger is interested in the money any longer.

Then why is he still in advertising, and video game development?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

As far as having enough money to retire, most certainly he does. However, i don't htink Tiger is interested in the money any longer. He is interested in being known as the best ever, with the most majors and tournaments won. Surely he can be discussed among the best ever, but until he has both of those, it could be brought into doubt that he is. He wants it to be known without a doubt.

Athletes want the competition. While the money is great, they want titles and their name to be known for all eternity.

Err, then why doesn't he play golf and do commercials for free, or donate everything to charity? I guarantee he would still be a massive celebrity without the paychecks.

He does something he's good at and enjoys, people are willing to pay him to do it. It doesn't really get any more complicated or philosophical than that.