Comments on: Tiger Woods’ Big Lesson http://www.sportdownunder.com.au/tiger-woods%e2%80%99-big-lesson/ Your Aussie Sports Management Blog Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:32:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.sportdownunder.com.au/tiger-woods%e2%80%99-big-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-195 admin Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:51:14 +0000 http://www.sportdownunder.com.au/?p=656#comment-195 Thanks for your comment Denver. You make some strong points. Personally I don't buy products he endorses because he is a family man, I buy them because of what he represents on the golf course. Winner, talented, determined, focused, the best etc. But I appreciate not everyone shops the way I do. I agree with the "be yourself" comments. Spot on. Thanks for your comment Denver.

You make some strong points. Personally I don’t buy products he endorses because he is a family man, I buy them because of what he represents on the golf course. Winner, talented, determined, focused, the best etc.

But I appreciate not everyone shops the way I do.

I agree with the “be yourself” comments. Spot on.

]]> By: Denver http://www.sportdownunder.com.au/tiger-woods%e2%80%99-big-lesson/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Denver Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:05:05 +0000 http://www.sportdownunder.com.au/?p=656#comment-193 I do agree, but for slightly different reasons. I think as soon as the sporting star cashes an endorsement cheque he is in fact being paid by the customers of that endorsing company. If he/she wants to take their money, he/she will be subjected to their over the top interest. Anyone who has ever purchased a Gatorade, anything Nike etc. have contributed to the 'Tiger fund', believing that he was who he said he was. Those companies paying him the big bucks deserve to know if he's not living up to his end of the bargain (i.e. being who he says he is). If he doesn't live up to his end of the bargain, I believe they are absoulutely entitled to terminate their contract with him. The tip, I believe, is for athletes not to pretend they're someone they're not. Too often they are coached into being like robots and that will never work because in this digital age, eventually they'll get found out. Look at John Daly, his honesty was so refreshing and scandals never hurt his reputation. He is who he is! "It sucks, but it's reality". Of that I agree entirely! I do agree, but for slightly different reasons. I think as soon as the sporting star cashes an endorsement cheque he is in fact being paid by the customers of that endorsing company. If he/she wants to take their money, he/she will be subjected to their over the top interest. Anyone who has ever purchased a Gatorade, anything Nike etc. have contributed to the ‘Tiger fund’, believing that he was who he said he was. Those companies paying him the big bucks deserve to know if he’s not living up to his end of the bargain (i.e. being who he says he is). If he doesn’t live up to his end of the bargain, I believe they are absoulutely entitled to terminate their contract with him.

The tip, I believe, is for athletes not to pretend they’re someone they’re not. Too often they are coached into being like robots and that will never work because in this digital age, eventually they’ll get found out. Look at John Daly, his honesty was so refreshing and scandals never hurt his reputation. He is who he is!

“It sucks, but it’s reality”. Of that I agree entirely!

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