“I owe it to my family to become a better person, I owe it to those close to me to become a better man. … I have a lot of work to do, and I intend to dedicate myself to doing it,” he said.
“I ask you to find room in your heart to one day believe in me again.”
The 11 a.m. ET event, at the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, was carefully managed, with a small hand-picked crowd as an audience.
Although some members of the media were invited to listen to Woods’ remarks, they were not allowed to ask questions. The large majority of reporters and media were housed at least half a mile away, where they watched the event on television.
Woods’ mother attended, although his wife, Elin Nordegren, did not.
Woods spoke slowly and carefully as he stood at a lectern, which held a few pieces of paper. While his eyes appeared red, he showed control throughout the statement. He raised his voice at various points, including when he told the media to leave his family alone.
After he finished speaking, he embraced his mother and a few others in the audience.
The golfer said he was in in-patient therapy for 45 days from the end of December to early February for “issues,” which he did not explain. “It’s hard to admit that I need help, but I do. I have a long way to go,” he said, adding that he is taking the first steps in the right direction. He said he will leave Saturday for additional treatment, but did not elaborate.
Buddhism is part of his path to recovery, he said, explaining that he lost track of the faith that his mother taught him at a young age.
Responding to rumors, Woods said that his wife never hit him, as some media reported in connection with the car crash, and that there has “never been an episode of domestic violence” in his relationship with his wife.
“Elin deserves praise, not blame,” he said, and she has shown “enormous grace and poise” throughout the ordeal. Woods said the issue of whether he and his wife will remain together is for them to decide, emphasizing the privacy that he became known for before November.
“As Elin pointed out to me, my real apology to her will not come in the form of words, it will come from my behavior over time,” he said. “We have a lot to discuss. However, what we say to each other will remain between the two of us.”
The golfer’s statement came amid the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Accenture is among the companies that have ended relationships with the 34-year-old superstar.
Accenture spokesman Fred Hawrysh said Thursday that the company did not think Woods’ statement would be a distraction to the tournament, which began Wednesday in Dove Mountain, Arizona. Friday’s session will begin well after Woods’ remarks.
Woods has won the event three times, according to GolfWeek Magazine.
“I have tremendous confidence in the golf media covering the tournament,” Hawrysh said, explaining why he thought the statement wouldn’t take away from the event.
In his statement, Woods thanked Accenture and the players “for understanding why I’m making these remarks today.”
He also thanked the PGA Tour and its commissioner, Timothy Finchem.
The highly managed conditions of the statement also prompted the Golf Writers Association of America — which was invited to have three members present and then later negotiated to have six — to boycott the event.
The association’s president, Vartan Kupelian, said the group was still covering the event, but was simply not in the room.
“As long as we’re not going to have the ability to ask questions, as long as we’re just going to be standing there like props, there’s no point of us being in the room,” he told CNN.
Former sportscaster Pat O’Brien criticized the way Woods seemed to be controlling the news conference.
“He might as well have done this on YouTube,” O’Brien said Thursday on CNN’s “Larry King Live.” “But I do think that he’s got to subject himself to some sort of question-and-answer at some point.”
Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, said the golfer feels that many of the issues he is dealing with are private, but that he still owes his fans an explanation.
“While Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between him and his wife, he also recognizes that he has hurt and let down a lot of other people who were close to him,” Steinberg said. He also let down his fans, Steinberg said — another point Woods touched upon in his statement.
“Parents used to point to me as a role model for their kids,” Woods said Friday. “I owe all those families a special apology. I want to say to them that I am truly sorry.”
Woods crashed his black Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant and then a tree on November 27, just a few days after the National Enquirer reported he was having an affair with a New York nightclub hostess, who denied involvement.
A day after he paid his $164 traffic ticket, Woods’ seemingly perfect world began to crumble under allegations of infidelity threatening his five-year marriage to Nordegren.
The couple have two children: Charlie, 1, and Sam, 2.
from and video at: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/02/19/tiger.woods/index.html
Tiger Woods was born on December 30th, 1975 at 10:50 p.m. in Long Beach, California.
source: http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Woods%2C_Tiger
December 30th
12 + 30 +2+0+0+9 = 53 = his personal year (from December 30th, 2009 to December 30th, 2010) = Forthright. Straightforward. Discussion. Debating. Offense. Principles. Creed. Doctrine. Persuade. Convince. Compelling. Warrior. Crusader. Evangelist. Preacher. Preaching. Sermon. Ministry. Missionary. Converting. Theology. Religionist. Prostlytizing. Dogma. Confrontational. Attacking. Combative. Arguing. Opinions. Disarm. Cheap shots. Straight to the point. Cut to the chase/quick. Passionate about your beliefs. Fighting for the truth. Having a warrior spirit. With one deft stroke. Convincing argument. Heated discussion. Heated debate. Get on/off your soap box. See things my way. Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
53 year + 1 (January) = 54 = his personal month (from January 30th, 2010 to March 1st, 2010) = Spontaneous. Curious. Inquisitive. Interesting. Fascinating. Conversational. Ingenious. Clever. Quick thinking. Scout. Intelligence gathering. Surveillance. Witness. Observe. View. Watch. Oversee. Overlook. Overhear. Listen. Ears. Audiotape. Videotape. Recording. Footage. Scan. Interview. Interrogate. Questions. Trivia. Riddles. Puzzles. Crossword puzzles. Quiz. Questionnaire. Querrant. Discussion. Forums. Research. Specimen. Factors. Congruence. Correlation. Estimate. Guess. Theory. Postulate. Assumption. Geminian. Mind reading. Telepathy. Teleport. Memorize. Verbatim. Quote. Recite. Extemporaneous. Improvisation. Demonstrate. Examples. Programming. Technology. Interface. Simulation. Virtual. Digital. Monitor. Screen. Graphics. Frame. Cover. Holographic. 3D. Transparency. Superimpose. Phase. Version. Modify. Enhancements. Identity. Alias. Screen name. Avatar. Vicarious. Chameleon. Mockingbird. Parrot. Copy. Imitate. Impersonate. Impression. Mimic. Photocopy. Duplicate. Double. Twins. Split. Bifurcate. Multiple. Role playing. Transcribe. Dialogue. Narrate. Documentary. Language. Bilingual. Multilingual. Interpret. Translator. Pause. Dubbing. Voice overs. Make over. Masks. Disguise. Costumes. A prop. Gesture. Parody. Spoof. Mock. Skit. Charade. Wink. Breezy. Windy. Horses. Confidant. Spy. Undercover. Covert. Secret agent. Incognito. Debrief. (De)code. Erase. Data. Documents. Impersonal. Memoir. Autobiography. Coy. Cunning. Outsmart. Pretender. Poseur. Impostor. Copycat. Nosy. Snitch. Tattle tale. Informant. Leak. Filter. Revise. Restore. Janus. Two-faced. Flip-flopper. Ping pong. Peel. Disrobe. Kinky. Deviate. Double cross. Doublespeak. Double meaning. Duplicity. Mixed messages. Ask questions. Monkey see, monkey do. Flying by the seat of your pants. Making it up as you go. Off the cuff. Stand-up comedy. Curiousity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back. I am both sides of the coin. Artificial intelligence. Let’s watch. Look + see. Check it out. What are you doing? What are you up to? A fly on the wall. I’m all ears. Peek-a-boo, I see you. Mental telepathy. Remote viewing. A good question is like beating a bell. Fill in the blank. Guessing games. Mental recreation. Cracking the code. Top secret. Change of clothes. Living vicariously. Just go with it. On tape. Roll the tape. The following has been recorded. This is a recording. Remote control. A backup copy. Face to face. Witness/observer. Speaking in the third person. Corroborating witness. Be on the lookout. Sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong. A play on words. With a wink and a nod. Talking out of both sides of your mouth. I changed my mind. Wishy-washy. Look-alike. Role reversal. Back and forth. Cover story. Things are not as they appear. Living a double life. Assumed identity. Mistaken identity. Messing with your head/mind. Fake out. Not knowing what’s up and what’s down.
54 month + 18 (18th of the month) = 72 = his personal day (from 10:50 p.m. California time (PST) on February 18th, 2010 to 10:50 p.m. California time (PST) on February 19th, 2010) = Frugal. Thrifty. Economical. Financially conservative. Holding firm. Traditional. Conventional. Cheap. Greedy. Hoard. Scrimp. Miserly. Stingy. Scrooge. Tightwad. Penny pincher. Cheapskate. A penny saved is a penny earned. Every penny counts. Save it – you may need it. The millionaire mind. Accumulated wealth. Maintaining the status quo. The tried + true. Same old, same old. Business as usual. Like a dragon sitting on a pile of gold.
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using the number/letter grid:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
Where:
A = 1 J = 1 S = 1
B = 2 K = 2 T = 2
C = 3 L = 3 U = 3
D = 4 M = 4 V = 4
E = 5 N = 5 W = 5
F = 6 O = 6 X = 6
G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7
H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8
I = 9 R = 9
9 5 66 26
Tiger Woods 54
2 7 9 5 41 28
his path of destiny / how he learns what he is here to learn = 54 =
Spontaneous. Curious. Inquisitive. Interesting. Fascinating. Conversational. Ingenious. Clever. Quick thinking. Scout. Intelligence gathering. Surveillance. Witness. Observe. View. Watch. Oversee. Overlook. Overhear. Listen. Ears. Audiotape. Videotape. Recording. Footage. Scan. Interview. Interrogate. Questions. Trivia. Riddles. Puzzles. Crossword puzzles. Quiz. Questionnaire. Querrant. Discussion. Forums. Research. Specimen. Factors. Congruence. Correlation. Estimate. Guess. Theory. Postulate. Assumption. Geminian. Mind reading. Telepathy. Teleport. Memorize. Verbatim. Quote. Recite. Extemporaneous. Improvisation. Demonstrate. Examples. Programming. Technology. Interface. Simulation. Virtual. Digital. Monitor. Screen. Graphics. Frame. Cover. Holographic. 3D. Transparency. Superimpose. Phase. Version. Modify. Enhancements. Identity. Alias. Screen name. Avatar. Vicarious. Chameleon. Mockingbird. Parrot. Copy. Imitate. Impersonate. Impression. Mimic. Photocopy. Duplicate. Double. Twins. Split. Bifurcate. Multiple. Role playing. Transcribe. Dialogue. Narrate. Documentary. Language. Bilingual. Multilingual. Interpret. Translator. Pause. Dubbing. Voice overs. Make over. Masks. Disguise. Costumes. A prop. Gesture. Parody. Spoof. Mock. Skit. Charade. Wink. Breezy. Windy. Horses. Confidant. Spy. Undercover. Covert. Secret agent. Incognito. Debrief. (De)code. Erase. Data. Documents. Impersonal. Memoir. Autobiography. Coy. Cunning. Outsmart. Pretender. Poseur. Impostor. Copycat. Nosy. Snitch. Tattle tale. Informant. Leak. Filter. Revise. Restore. Janus. Two-faced. Flip-flopper. Ping pong. Peel. Disrobe. Kinky. Deviate. Double cross. Doublespeak. Double meaning. Duplicity. Mixed messages. Ask questions. Monkey see, monkey do. Flying by the seat of your pants. Making it up as you go. Off the cuff. Stand-up comedy. Curiousity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back. I am both sides of the coin. Artificial intelligence. Let’s watch. Look + see. Check it out. What are you doing? What are you up to? A fly on the wall. I’m all ears. Peek-a-boo, I see you. Mental telepathy. Remote viewing. A good question is like beating a bell. Fill in the blank. Guessing games. Mental recreation. Cracking the code. Top secret. Change of clothes. Living vicariously. Just go with it. On tape. Roll the tape. The following has been recorded. This is a recording. Remote control. A backup copy. Face to face. Witness/observer. Speaking in the third person. Corroborating witness. Be on the lookout. Sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong. A play on words. With a wink and a nod. Talking out of both sides of your mouth. I changed my mind. Wishy-washy. Look-alike. Role reversal. Back and forth. Cover story. Things are not as they appear. Living a double life. Assumed identity. Mistaken identity. Messing with your head/mind. Fake out. Not knowing what’s up and what’s down.
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December 30th, 1975
12 + 30 +1+9+7+5 = 64 = his life lesson = what he is here to learn = Conclusion. Finality. End. Done. Undoing ruin. Darkest hour. Winter. Final chapter. The end complete. Closing. Indefinitely. Deep sadness. Major depression. Listlessness. Mope. Bleak. Bummer. Rock bottom. Dismal failure.
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Elin Nordegren was born on January 1st, 1980 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elin_Nordegren
January 1st, 1980
1 + 1 +1+9+8+0 = 20 = her life lesson = what she is here to learn = Conscience. Resolutions. Turning point. Judgement. Forgiveness. Atonement. Repentance. Penance. Contrition. Reparations. Making ammends. Restitution. Pardon. Clemency. Reprieve. Resolutions. Final decision. Final answer. Follow your conscience. A clear conscience fears no accusation. Trust but verify. Summary judgement. Sum it up. Up from the ashes.