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Tiger Woods, usually carefully silent on potential hot button issues, offered his opinion of Barack Obama's milestone presidential victory. Woods was questioned by CNBC at the groundbreaking ceremony at a new golf course design of his in North Carolina.
"I think it's absolutely incredible," Woods told CNBC's Jane Wells. "He represents America. He's multiracial. I was hoping it would happen in my lifetime. My father was hoping it would happen in his lifetime, but he didn't get to see it. I'm lucky enough to have seen a person of color in the White House." When asked what his father's reaction would have been Woods offered, "He would have cried. Absolutely. No doubt about it." Full story on Golfweek.com.
I suppose it's easier for Tiger to comment on the election after Obama won. Still, it's refreshing to see that he has more of a human side than he usually lets on.
There's no truth to the rumor that Michael Jordan was quoted as saying "I'm pleased Mr. O'Bama (sic) was able to be elected as our 2nd Irish-American president."
Til' next,
Monday, November 10, 2008
Tiger Woods on President-Elect Obama.
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If someone would have said 15 years ago that the world's No. 1 golfer and the U.S. president would both be African American, it would have been unbelievable. Tiger's quote sums it up well.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, well said. Fifteen years ago you could have gotten serious odds against Tiger and Obama.
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