Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all! We have been experiencing an issue on site where threads have been missing the latest postings. The platform host Vanilla are working on this issue. A workaround that has been used by some is to navigate back from 1 to 10+ pages to re-sync the thread and this will then show the latest posts. Thanks, Mike.
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Tiger Woods comeback story

  • 14-04-2019 9:16pm
    #1
    Atoms for Peace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭


    I never liked Tiger at the height of his success, too corporate, clean and boring.
    But after a very public implosion involving seedy deeds, a marriage break up and then health issues I'm glad he's back on top.

    "It's the come back story of a lifetime"


«1345

Comments

  • #2
    TomasMacR
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 262 ✭✭TomasMacR


    Apparently he was mad for getting his arsehole eaten out according to one of the tarts he was getting up on during that expose a few years back.

    Cracking tee shot on the 16th.


  • #3
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,654 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    Thats definitely something we needed to know.


  • #4
    mad muffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Sounds like the legend of Vager Bains.


  • #5
    RMAOK
    Registered Users Posts: 11,223 ✭✭✭✭RMAOK


    TomasMacR wrote: »
    Apparently he was mad for getting his arsehole eaten out according to one of the tarts he was getting up on during that expose a few years back..

    Gives a hole in one a whole new meaning.......


  • #6
    Atoms for Peace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Atoms for Peace


    TomasMacR wrote: »

    Cracking tee shot on the 16th.

    Is that some sort of perverted sex act? :)


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    LessOutragePlz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭LessOutragePlz


    He'll beat Jack Nicklaus's record yet.


  • #8
    Atoms for Peace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Atoms for Peace


    LessOutragePlz wrote: »
    He'll beat Jack Nicklaus's record yet.

    He'll never win four Oscars.


  • #9
    thebaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,713 ✭✭✭✭thebaz


    I'm glad for him - like to see people bounce back in life - most people fall at some stage in life , including , me - and he was far from the worst of the American Ryder cup team - good on him


  • #10
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,016 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    TomasMacR wrote: »
    Apparently he was mad for getting his arsehole eaten out according to one of the tarts he was getting up on during that expose a few years back.

    Cracking tee shot on the 16th.

    I believe that’s called a “rim” job.

    His disgrace was, essentially, a private issue between him and his family. He didn’t assault anyone or cheat to win at his sport so I can’t say I have any issue with him getting back on top.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



  • #11
    LessOutragePlz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭LessOutragePlz


    Atoms for Peace wrote: »
    He'll never win four Oscars.

    If Lady Gaga can win one anything is possible!


  • Advertisement
  • #12
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,128 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    I am not in favour of tigers making a comeback in our woods.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #13
    Autecher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Autecher


    LessOutragePlz wrote: »
    He'll beat Jack Nicklaus's record yet.
    Why, how many people ate out his arsehole?


  • #14
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,644 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    Atoms for Peace wrote: »
    I never liked Tiger at the height of his success, too corporate, clean and boring.
    But after a very public implosion involving seedy deeds, a marriage break up and then health issues I'm glad he's back on top.

    "It's the come back story of a lifetime"

    Meh! He's no Rocky Balboa.


  • #15
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    EmmetSpiceland wrote: »
    I believe that’s called a “rim” job.

    His disgrace was, essentially, a private issue between him and his family. He didn’t assault anyone or cheat to win at his sport so I can’t say I have any issue with him getting back on top.

    Also known as ‘tossing his salad’, Emmet.


  • #16
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,016 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    Meh! He's no Rocky Balboa.

    He’s not even Rocky III!

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



  • #17
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,386 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Autecher wrote: »
    Why, how many people ate out his arsehole?

    Jack is known as the Golden Bear. Bear, Woods, arsehole, I think I can see some connection.


  • #18
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,898 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    I'm Tiger Woods.


  • #19
    Junkyard Tom
    Registered Users Posts: 10,117 ✭✭✭✭Junkyard Tom


    He whacks a little rubber ball around a big field with a metal bat.

    **** off.


  • #20
    Odhinn
    Registered Users Posts: 8,136 ✭✭✭Odhinn


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    I'm Tiger Woods.


    Buy us a pint.


  • #21
    Woke Hogan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭Woke Hogan


    Fair play to Tiger Woods. Unfortunately his career went off the rails that time because he became a victim of his own successes. The squeaky clean mixed-race super-athlete who turned the white man's sport into his own and committed the "crime" of entering into an inter-racial marriage turned out to be a fragile serial-adulterer. If he hadn't been so dominant for so long at the time, nobody would have savoured his comeuppance as they did.


  • Advertisement
  • #22
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,716 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • #23
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    Woke Hogan wrote: »
    Fair play to Tiger Woods. Unfortunately his career went off the rails that time because he became a victim of his own successes. The squeaky clean mixed-race super-athlete who turned the white man's sport into his own and committed the "crime" of entering into an inter-racial marriage turned out to be a fragile serial-adulterer. If he hadn't been so dominant for so long at the time, nobody would have savoured his comeuppance as they did.

    He must have a flute on him like a fisherman’s arm.


  • #24
    Woke Hogan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭Woke Hogan


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    He must have a flute on him like a fisherman’s arm.
    I have no doubt that, having been raised as a child golf prodigy, he was probably "making up for lost time" with his womanising.


  • #25
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,348 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    The BBC led with Woods winning the Masters. I mean it's a big sports story, but jaysus that's a bit over the top.


  • #26
    um7y1h83ge06nx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,029 ✭✭✭um7y1h83ge06nx


    Fair play to him. And for his personal mistakes, hard not to have a bit of craic and horse it into a few birds when you're a successful sports star.


  • #27
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    Its the sporting drama story of the century.
    You just wont see anything more extraordinary for the rest of your lives.
    For mastery of a sporting skill, competitive drive, and iron will to rise above the ordinary and be a superman, Tiger is it. We saw it today. All other sports human interest stories pale to nothing in comparison.


  • #28
    TomasMacR
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 262 ✭✭TomasMacR


    super_furry wrote: »
    The BBC led with Woods winning the Masters. I mean it's a big sports story, but jaysus that's a bit over the top.

    I know. fuming I didn’t get my half hourly bulletin of how there’s sweet f*ck all happening with brexit.


  • #29
    Pac1Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,394 ✭✭✭Pac1Man


    Delighted for him.

    Really couldn't care less about his personal excursions. He never killed anyone.


  • #30
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    super_furry wrote: »
    The BBC led with Woods winning the Masters. I mean it's a big sports story, but jaysus that's a bit over the top.

    It isnt. It was borderline worth programme interruptions to regular programming. Ribbon text on the bottom of the screen on all channels for sure.
    To be fair, a lot of people probably arent fully up to speed on the full story and its jaw dropping incredible awesomeness. Awesomeness doesnt even do it justice, and make it seem a little mundane. A new word may have to be invented to convey the full extent of this event.


  • Advertisement
  • #31
    ginandtonicsky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 710 ✭✭✭ginandtonicsky


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Its the sporting drama story of the century.
    You just wont see anything more extraordinary for the rest of your lives.
    For mastery of a sporting skill, competitive drive, and iron will to rise above the ordinary and be a superman, Tiger is it. We saw it today. All other sports human interest stories pale to nothing in comparison.

    Not sure if serious :confused:


  • #32
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    What a comeback. I can't wait for the movie!


  • #33
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Its the sporting drama story of the century.
    You just wont see anything more extraordinary for the rest of your lives.
    For mastery of a sporting skill, competitive drive, and iron will to rise above the ordinary and be a superman, Tiger is it. We saw it today. All other sports human interest stories pale to nothing in comparison.

    Sorry this is ridiculous. He's not the only good sportsman in the world. Lionel Messi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Lebron James, Tom Brady etc. All excel in their professions too.

    He's been a very good golfer for a the past year or so and was one of the favourites prior to the tournament started and so some of the hyperbole is nauseating.


  • #34
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    What a comeback. I can't wait for the movie!

    Its certainly the greatest since a stone was found rolled away from in front of a tomb 2000 years ago, and there are concerns about the veracity of that one. No movie needed. The real thing was told in front of our eyes today.


  • #35
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    ThomasFlynn wrote: »
    Sorry this is ridiculous. He's not the only good sportsman in the world. Lionel Messi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Lebron James, Tom Brady etc. All excel in their professions too.

    Did they come back though.
    The above are fine sports men, sure. But not of his level. Bradman is probably the only one in the history of sport that compares. And he had nothing of the comeback element that todays miracle has.


  • #36
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Al Porter, take note.










































    You weren’t Tiger Woods then, and you’re not now :D


  • Advertisement
  • #37
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,016 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Did they come back though.
    The above are fine sports men, sure. But not of his level. Bradman is probably the only one in the history of sport that compares. And he had nothing of the comeback element that todays miracle has.

    I don’t think any of the ones that were mentioned ever went away.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



  • #38
    Poorside
    Registered Users Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭Poorside


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Did they come back though.
    The above are fine sports men, sure. But not of his level. Bradman is probably the only one in the history of sport that compares. And he had nothing of the comeback element that todays miracle has.

    James Cracknell, man was on life support with a head injury in 2010 and last week he rowed in the Varsity race for Cambridge at 46 years of age.


  • #39
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    Gives every middle aged male in America the notion that they can turn things around if life has messed things up for them

    The American dream


  • #40
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Did they come back though.
    The above are fine sports men, sure. But not of his level. Bradman is probably the only one in the history of sport that compares. And he had nothing of the comeback element that todays miracle has.

    Because they looked after themselves and didn't sleep around with other women during their primes.

    I'm glad for Tiger Woods but its partly his own fault why he sank that low in the first place. He should've won a major a few years back when he was number 1 in the world in 2012/2013.

    He still might win a few more yet.


  • #41
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    ThomasFlynn wrote: »
    Because they looked after themselves and didn't sleep around with other women during their primes.

    Very little to do with the fallow years actually, but people do jump to the association of the salacious and separation with his lack of wins.

    He missed time due to injury in 2008 and 2011, but was generally very competitive, even still the most consistently competitive, from 2009 to 2013. 2014-2017 were the years truly missed to injury, where he underwent four surgeries including spinal fusion. Whether he would even live the rest of his life pain free, let alone swing a golf club, was unknown. Last year he came back, and was at the serious end of the last two majors of the year. In his 5th one on his return. He wins. Extraordinary.


  • Advertisement
  • #42
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Very little to do with the fallow years actually, but people do jump to the association of the salacious and separation with his lack of wins.

    He missed time due to injury in 2008 and 2011, but was generally very competitive, even still the most consistently competitive, from 2009 to 2013. 2014-2017 were the years truly missed to injury, where he underwent four surgeries including spinal fusion. Whether he would even live the rest of his life pain free, yet alone swing a golf club, was unknown. Last year he came back, and was at the serious end of the second two majors of the year. In his 5th one on his return. He wins. Extraordinary.

    He's an exceptionally talented golfer. Form is temporary and class is permanent, so its not a surprise to me wins another major based on what I saw at the back end of last year. As long as his body holds up he knows he can win majors.

    We don't need to act like its a news story equivalent of the moon landing.


  • #43
    Marengo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭Marengo


    ThomasFlynn wrote: »
    We don't need to act like its a news story equivalent of the moon landing.
    :D:D

    Reading earlier posts there were a few landings on Tiger's moon;)

    Great achievement. We all love a comeback story.


  • #44
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,016 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    Marengo wrote: »
    :D:D

    Reading earlier posts there were a few landings on Tiger's moon;)

    He’ll be in for a tongue lashing if he gets back into that sort of thing.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



  • #45
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,627 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    He can have a few months now of hookers and getting his salad tossed.

    He's earned it.


  • #46
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,507 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    ThomasFlynn wrote: »
    Sorry this is ridiculous. He's not the only good sportsman in the world. Lionel Messi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Lebron James, Tom Brady etc. All excel in their professions too.

    Never heard of them, are they any good at golf?


  • #47
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,900 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    All I could think of when he took off that cap on the 18th....

    'Comeback?
    That hair is gone for good and the rest will quickly follow.'

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #48
    backspin.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭backspin.


    gormdubhgorm wrote: »
    All I could think of when he took off that cap on the 18th....

    'Comeback?
    That hair is gone for good and the rest will quickly follow.'

    If he wanted a head of hair he'd have it. He is worth hundreds of millions. Fair play to him for not giving a damn.


  • #49
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    It was my (at the time) 87 year old granny who filled me in on the whole Tiger debacle a decade ago. Lovin’ the goss, so she was. Puffing away on cigs, conspiratorially telling me about all the different women. It’s one of my favourite memories of her. :D


  • #50
    Tilikum17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭Tilikum17


    Atoms for Peace wrote: »
    I never liked Tiger at the height of his success, too corporate, clean and boring.
    But after a very public implosion involving seedy deeds, a marriage break up and then health issues I'm glad he's back on top.

    "It's the come back story of a lifetime"

    He’s the greatest sportsman that’s ever lived. What he did tonight was unbelievable.

    You can tell your grand children you lived in the time of Tiger Woods because they’ll never be anything like him again.


  • #51
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    Tilikum17 wrote: »
    He’s the greatest sportsman that’s ever lived. What he did tonight was unbelievable.

    You can tell your grand children you lived in the time of Tiger Woods because they’ll never be anything like him again.

    No he's not. He's arguably not even the greatest at his own frigging sport.

    Plenty of great sports people who have transcended their sports as much as Woods has easily, but Woods fans really take the biscuit when it comes to being relentless sycophants.


  • Advertisement
Advertisement