The weather here in Memphis has been spectacular over the last few days. nearly non-existent humidity and temps in the mid to low 80's..now only if it will stay that way through the weekend.
Yesterday morning they took him to the Vet and found Sam had a Kidney disease. the Vet advised them to put him out of his misery and they did just that. They then brought Sam home and gave him a burial in their backyard. Nancy's oldest son Ernie is away at a Religious Retreat Camp where cell phones are not allowed, so he will not find out until Sunday. Sam was truly Peter's cat though. I feel so badly for him.
He was not milking it for the cameras to make excuses for wayward shots. It has not been revealed that Tiger has had a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee for the last 11 months.
Folks, this is an injury that has ended a number of sports careers. Now also add to that the knowledge that he also has two stress fractures at the top of the tibia, or shinbone, where it forms part of the knee joint. This injury probably occurred as he pushed himself to be able to play in the U.S. Open.
He will have season ending surgery and be out for at least 6 and maybe as long as 10 months.
Will this impact his drive to beat Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 Majors? It very well could. His swing is the fastest on the tour. It has been clocked at over 110 mph, putting a tremendous amount of stress on his left (front) knee.
He might have to re-tool his swing essentially becoming a finesse pitcher instead o a fire-baller. This is also a huge hit for the PGA Tour where TV ratings are 27% higher when Tiger is in the running.
Will it impact his life? Sure, Tiger is a competitor. He has enough money to take care of the next 5 generations of Woods' and he is now a golf course designer, so his income will not go away, but this is the equivalent of the knee injury to Mickey Mantle, the fast ball to the face of Tony Conigliaro, the hit on Darryl Stingley of the N.E. Patriots, to name a few.
"FROM THE EDGE OF THE DEEP GREEN SEA"
The Cure
SHOW
