Gregory Cendana: Bringing Our Communities Together: What…
Danielle Moodie-Mills: The "Roland Effect": Why Words…
Golfing superstar Tiger Woods is reportedly set to renew his vows with his wife, Elin Nordegren, after he plays in the Masters tournament this week. The claim follows reports that Nordegren stormed out of Woods' house last week, stating that she does not plan to attend the upcoming tournament.
Woods' return to the Masters has been one of the most celebrated events in recent sports history. He did his first press conference on Monday, candidly answering questions about his personal and professional endeavors.
Tiger Woods has been belabored by controversy over the past few months and is expected to have as many as 90 bodyguards protecting him from mistresses of the past. One of his most outspoken mistresses Josyln James is a porn star who doesn't seem to believe that Woods can do anything right. In a very public campaign, James has asked that Woods apologize to her personally and acknowledge their relationship. She also says that she and Tiger got together for sex just 10 days after his daughter was born. In James' words, Tiger Woods is "a big, fat liar."
Pop-eater columnist Robert Shuter said that a Woods insider told him this: "Tiger knows this will be the most important event of his life. If he has any chance of winning back his fans, and more importantly sponsors, he has to play his best game ever. Then, to strike while the iron is hot, he plans on renewing his wedding vows and finally putting a period at the end of this horrid sentence in his life."
I agree with Shuter that Woods must nail the Masters like never before. A victory in this tournament would immediately catapult him back to the top of his profession and help him to regain his corporate sponsorships. It will also help the world to see a new, stronger and more battle-tested Woods than the one we've seen in the past. Even the goatee that Tiger wore during the press conference the other day was a telling and symbolic representation that his corporate brand is going to be changed forever.
Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of the Your Black World Coalition and the author of the new book, 'Black American Money.' To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your e-mail, please click here. 
Comments: (19)
Add a comment
By: GERI on 4/06/2010 11:06AM
Yep...and if he doesn't win...the media will say its karma coming back....Elin needs to stop trippin' because if she was going to go she would have been gone period!...She knew how Tiger was BEFORE she married him...golf has a rumor mill too!...but she throught her blond hair and blue eyes was enough to "change" him, enough to stop all that!...shyt...she better ask somebody/anybody...lol... but seriously I wish them well....because together or apart.... this to shall pass!
Reply to this Comment | Report This
By: carla ford on 4/06/2010 12:18PM
GERI
True! She definitely knew what he was about before marriage; she chose to do it anyway because she thought she was the Great White Hope for Tiger.
But as we can now see, his taste in women is questionable so Elin never stood a chance-
Report This
By: Tiffany on 4/06/2010 12:01PM
Oh my. I guess she loved him after all.
Reply to this Comment | Report This
By: JAMES WILLIAMS on 4/06/2010 8:33PM
You know, I'm really suprised that Tiger feels this heat from a nation of people that allows men to marry men and women to marry women. I would'nt care what those kind of people thought about me. At least Tiger had women. I'm proud of him for that. I don't see what the big deal is.
Reply to this Comment | Report This
By: Pat Infantine on 4/06/2010 8:45PM
I feel sorry for any woman who has been cheated on. I've gone through two divorces because of infedelity. I can be very heart-breaking. Take it from me.
Reply to this Comment | Report This
By: cuteasiwanna on 4/07/2010 9:11AM
RENEW WHAT? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME NO WOMAN ON THE PLANET SHOULD SEEM SO DESPERATE
Reply to this Comment | Report This
By: trina on 4/07/2010 10:21AM
wood you own no one anything but your wife . but she needs to growup or move . yes she is hurt but his man has a game to play . he does not need to deal with a crazy ass wife . if she cannot deal with it go and take the kids if u want , acting this way he does nto need right now . it's you forgive him or walk . not saying what he did was right it was wrong very wrong , but if she cannot deal with it she should just go she is only there for the money anyway . have those kids was only to make sure she got the money no matter what happen . we all mess up in life but we live and learn and move on . she wife is acting like a child . he needs to pay her and get out of it i see this now not working . i pray from something happen soon . life is to short to be unhappy for anyone . kids mom dad anyone move on
Reply to this Comment | Report This
By: Tabatha Jones on 4/07/2010 11:26AM
"LEAVE THAT MAN ALONE AND LET HIM DO WHAT HE DO". I agree, if she wants to leave then, she should just go. Even if its temporary. I dont see them staying together. Tiger went over the top w/this one. Thats alot to forgive and Elin IS NOT GOD. As a single women, I dont know what its like to be treated like that by your husband. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE. Maybe its situations like this one thats one of the reasons why im still single at 40some thing. People call the other women a homewrecker etc. BUT, 9 times out of 9,... shes NOT MARRIED!!! These GROWN MARRIED MEN need to get it together! Im approched by more ,married men than single and most of them deny even being married then to a certain degree, they dont care or think about their wife until... THEY GET CAUGHT. Then she gets stand w/her husband while he cries and holds her hand begging for forgiveness, explaining why he was a BIG, NASTY FREAK for most of their marriage. Oh, and the BONUS is, she gets anything she want/LOTS OF JEWELRY and THINGS.So, a wife can be bought to? I guess at the end of the day us women WIFE or MISSTRESS all mean/weigh the same. Imagine that.
Reply to this Comment | Report This
By: Sandy on 4/07/2010 12:37PM
Trina, it is called spell check, use it!
Reply to this Comment | Report This
By: Problem Solver on 4/07/2010 12:42PM
It's is called divorce....Run run run. Why get married if you have so much cheat in you. Stay single, where anything goes. Why ruin so many lives? Because men think it is ok. Society has chosen to call them "dogs", and use the excuse, "he cheats because he is a dog, a man". BS. He cheats because he thinks he is above all. Once a cheater, always a cheater. Run the hell away, and take your kids. With the $$$ you will obtain, I am sure you can live happy without this whiney, bitch of a boy, Cheater Woods.
Reply to this Comment | Report This