Do You Realize What You've Done?
By this point you've probably already heard what Sergio Garcia said about Tiger Woods the other night. Hell, it's not even the first time someone has made a "fried chicken" comment about Tiger, as Fuzzy Zoeller did so back when Woods won the 1997 Masters in record fashion. We all know that what Sergio did is inexcusable, and just about every writer has mentioned that since the comment was made. What I want to know is why Sergio has yet to learn to just keep his mouth shut and focus on golf? I get the whole idea of "he just speaks his mind" or "he wears his heart on his sleeve", but at some point you have to take a step back and look at the effect of your words. With one comment Sergio's popularity sunk even further than it had before, brought claims of racism into play, and gave even more ammunition to the greatest player to ever tee it up. I won't buy one word of Tiger mentioning that this doesn't bother him. Those of you that have followed Tiger's career know that the man lives for stepping on the throats of his competitors, and all Sergio's comment will do is light an even bigger fire for Tiger to get that elusive 15th major at Merion in June. When you combine Sergio's comments before and after The Players Championships with Tiger's on-the-course performance at Sawgrass, you can only think that the 113th U.S. Open will play out similarly to a starved lion coming across a pack of gazelles. Congrats Sergio, you've only made the lion, I mean Tiger, hungrier.
Heard that, nice post! Any word on any sponsors giving him the axe? You know it's definitely been considered from a PR perspective
ReplyDeleteTaylormade and Adidas have both come out in the media and said that Sergio's comments were wrong. However, I don't see either of them doing much, as he is the most popular Spanish golfer in the world, and thus a valuable commodity for them in terms of demographics they want to reach.
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