May
03
Tiger Woods' father Earl dies, leaving quite a legacy
All those pushy parents living vicariously through their athletically gifted offspring could take a lesson from Tiger Woods’ father, Earl, who died Wednesday morning.
Earl Woods never pushed his son. He just showed him the direction, gave him some fatherly advice, and let him do it on his own. He also made it known what his priorities were.
“I make it very, very clear that my purpose in raising Tiger was not to raise a golfer,” Earl Woods once told Golf Digest. “I wanted to raise a good person.”
Whether he did or not is not up to us to judge. But, by all accounts, Earl Woods certainly met that criteria.
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Comment from: Dan Bynum [Visitor]
More than a "good person", Earl's son is an archetype of greatness as both a person and a golfer. Earl's legacy will be the development of golf's greatest player and a legendary person who will change humanity in ways that extend far beyond the white stakes.
05/04/06 @ 10:07
Comment from: Curtis Mayers [Visitor]
Earl Woods provided his gifted son with the opportunities, guidance and apparently free choice for Tiger to choose his own path. Tiger is one of the most focussed, assertive and competitive golfers, but we still see the humble, pleasant personality shining through.
Earl's encouragement has created perhaps the greatest phenom in golf history, an inspiration to minorities, and the world golf community.
Earl's encouragement has created perhaps the greatest phenom in golf history, an inspiration to minorities, and the world golf community.
05/05/06 @ 07:38
Comment from: john odocherty [Visitor]
what kind of person would any of us be without a good father behind our every ambition.Earl Woods was obviously one of them.
06/14/06 @ 06:48
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