“I have not been true to my values…” Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods

“I have not been true to my values…” That is what Tiger Woods said in his apology. You know, there are times when you should just keep your mouth shut. This statement just puts him further in the whole as far as I am concerned.

In making this statement he is either deliberately lying or he’s delusional. If a guy robs banks every week for years and then says, he hasn’t been true to his values–what are you going to think? Tiger may be thinking internally that his values don’t include adultery but his behavior says otherwise. You simply can’t do it that consistently and have it be a big deal to you. Do you think Bill Clinton really thinks monogamy is important?

I don’t ever condone adultery but there are different levels of offense. Tiger is a record breaker and he broke all standards of infidelity. He didn’t get lonely one night after weeks on the road. He systematically built a harem of woman in cities around the country and perhaps the world.

In a day when adultery is joked about as naive, consider a few things:

• He planned trips for the sole purpose of immortality.
• He looked his wife in the eyes and made up stories for why he needed to leave town
• He got his wife pregnant and cheated on her while she was not only carrying a baby but caring for his small daughter at the same time.
• He put his wife and children at risk of painful, debilitating and deadly diseases.

Anyone can repent but he’s only sorry he got caught. The purpose of his apology is to do one thing–preserve revenue. It has nothing to do with contrition or trying to overcome personal failings. It’s about limiting the damage he is done to his career.

For years I’ve rooted for Tiger. After all this I will continue to root for him. I will root for him to lose.