Showing posts with label Elin Nordegren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elin Nordegren. Show all posts

Thursday, December 10, 2009

News Flash: Elin Tells Tiger, "I'm Stayin--I'm Stayin . . ."

















According to a report from NYDailyNews.com, Tiger's wife, Elin Nordegren, is going to hang in there with Tiger despite his alleged infidelities. I have to give El Tigre's wife Big Ups for the courage, resiliency and intestinal fortitude that I am sure it will take to stay in a marriage that is now marred in controversy, humiliation and tabloid paparazzi, and let us not forget shark-like bloggers.


It is also reported that Nordegren is going to stay for the kids. I just hope that she and Tiger get some outstanding marriage counseling going forward because this is not going to be easy, especially if Tiger's body count continues to rise. Elin must definitely love Tiger (a lot) or is she doing it for the alleged upgrade to the old prenup. What do you think?

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

And So The Onslaught Begins: Elin Nordegren Leaves Tiger, and So Does Gatorade Tiger Focus

Well, Tiger's wife Elin Nordegren has already left so I knew it was just a matter of time before the onslaught of endorsement deals began to start falling apart for Tiger Woods. The first endorsement deal to terminate is Tiger's endoresement deal with Gatorade. According to CNBC, Gatorade elected to terminate the "Tiger Focus" sports drink claiming that their decision to do so was made days prior to Tiger's marital infidelity scandal coming into the public eye.

Gatorade executives provided a statement to CNBC stating: “We decided several months ago to discontinue Gatorade Tiger Focus along with some other products to make room for our planned series of innovative products in 2010. We hope to share more about our 2010 plans soon.”

As an aside, the "Tiger Focus" drink is suppose to contain an ingredient said to reduce stress. I think Tiger needs his focus now more than ever.

So far, none of Woods' other sponsors Nike, AT&T, Gillette, Accenture and Gatorade parent Pepsi have elected to sever ties with him over his recent scandal.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Tiger, Tiger, Tiger Or Should I Say Player, Player, Player

It happened again despite the fact that I told myself that I was going to do my best to stay away from this Tiger Wood's mess. I thought my Friday post would somehow be the last post that I would write about Tiger Woods, but unfortunately the greatest golfer of all time's chickens are coming home to roost. I know it is painful to watch a man go through this . . . every time a new woman comes from out of the shadows my flesh crawls as though an old school elementary teacher is making that annoying noise by dragging her chalk against the chalk board.

On Friday, I thought that things were looking pretty good for Tiger and the future of the Tiger Woods' brand. But as always here comes the rain again . . . revealing that El Tigre is a "player," but he should have probably stayed a "golfer." Tiger sets the standard--in the global golf world--he is the best! Yet, at the "player" game he should have took lessons from Mr. Smooth, or Mr. Player or somebody who knows how to play the field or cheat on one's wife because Tiger really mucked the player's course up. I mean on Friday the revelation of Tiger's dirty laundry had increased to three. However, today the body count has allegedly risen geometrically . . . can somebody say "ten" now.

Man, I don't watch the news for a few hours and Tiger's alleged marital indiscretions increase faster than bacterial colonies in an epidemiological lab. Obviously, Tiger should have stayed at Stanford long enough to earn his degree versus dropping out to turn pro-golfer. I mean the most obvious thing about this whole alleged scenario is Tiger's violation or should I say contravention of at least three of the most important player rules--rules that most men usually learn in college or on the streets.

First, and foremost according to one news report, Tiger bedded down a couple of the women at his crib: this is a severe violation of Player Rule No.1 when you are attached or married: Never Take A Woman To Your Crib! Take her to a friend's house, your brother or uncle's crib, but not to your family's safe haven and abode. Tiger also violated Player Rules No.2 & No.3 in tandem: Never Leave Voice Mail Messages on your concubine's phone or answering service, and Never Send Text and/or Email Messages that can be used against you in a court of law or worse played back or displayed on a Hollywood TV Tabloid, newspaper or magazine.

Don't get me wrong here, I am in no way condoning or lionizing Tiger for his indiscretions--far from it. I feel bad for Tiger because he had what appeared to be a life that was close to perfect or at the very least a dream. I feel bad for Tiger because how quickly one can fall from the mountain's pinnacle if one allows bad judgment and irrational thoughts to cloud one's judgment. Now with the alleged slippery slope that Tiger has created by allegedly paying Mistress #1 hush money, and whispers that the line for payoffs is getting longer--Tiger's bank account may get just a tad bit lighter too, and his wallet may be getting a tad bit thinner as well, as I am sure that his endorsement deals may be a bit more threatened than they were on Friday. I waon't go into the gigantic sum that Big Tiger may have to pay out to his wife, Elin Nordegren.

Indeed, the future of his marriage is even more threatened now that Tiger has moved up the indiscretion index from the painfully bearable trifecta to double-digit scoring in the infidelity column.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Please Tell Tiger Woods That "Hell Hath No Fury Like A Wife Scorned!"

Man, can you guys believe the mess that Tiger Woods has managed to make for himself? I am hella tired of hearing about his marital infidelity, and indiscretions already.

Honestly, I'll never understand why people place athletes, entertainers . . . well, just people on pedestals--after all, we are all human, imperfect and subject to fall from time to time.

The flesh is weak . . . can I get an amen.

Anyway, this stuff is spreading like wildfire too . . . I mean every time I watch a different news outlet there is either new information or a totally different report. Last night the common refrain throughout news land was Tiger and his wife, Elin Nordegren, were receiving marital counseling on yesterday. At that time, I said to myself, "self that is a good move by Tiger at least where it concerns his family."

However, not even 24-hours later, I heard a report this morning that Elin can expect to receive about $300 million in a divorce settlement should she decide to call it quits. But, she'll probably settle for the $55 million that she'll get after the prenuptial agreement that she signed back in the day is modified due to Tiger's marital indiscretions.

But $300 million player--honestly, other than the kids is there really any other reason for Elin not to walk away with the biggest divorce settlement of all time (I hear James Brown's the Big Payback in my mind as I write this). Side Bar: I am not one of those guys who believes that a man is still in love with his wife after an almost three-year sexual tryst with another woman. One time maybe, but encounter after sexual encounter, after . . . well, you get the point.

All I can say is: "Tiger, Tiger, Tiger we thought thee smarter than this."

One closing question: what do you think about Tiger Wood's marital fiasco?