Tiger Woods Makes a Bold Claim About Michael Jordan
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Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods are two global sporting icons. By far, both these players are two of the greatest entities in their respective fields. Notably, Jordan has won six NBA titles and 10-scoring titles, having retired with the third-most points in NBA history. As for Woods, he has won 82 PGA tours and bagged 15 major championships in his career so far.
However, while MJ retired in 2003, Woods is yet to draw the curtain on his decorated career. Although, currently, Tiger is recovering from the solo car crash that took place in February.
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Not many know that Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods share an incredible bond. In fact, they have even played a few rounds of golf together and always share fascinating stuff about each other.
Tiger Woods says MJ was more outwardly competitive than him
Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan share an incredible bond and know each other very well. It’s no secret that both MJ and Woods are intense athletes with a lot of competitiveness. Notably, last year, Tiger had listed Jordan as the more competitive athlete of the two.
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“I would say 1A, 1B, myself and Michael,” Woods said. “He’s more, I think, outwardly competitive than I am. But I have my tendencies to be a little competitive at times.”
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Tiger has seen MJ’s fighting spirit closely on the basketball court as a spectator and on the golf course as a competitor. He even played golf with him on the day of a playoff game in 1997.
“They were playing the Knicks in the ECF,” the 15-time major championship winner explained. “I went up there and hung out with him for a few days. It was neat to be a part of…the mindset—I can relate to that. I can relate to the intensity.”
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Hence, Tiger Woods rates Michael Jordan higher than anyone else for his competitiveness.
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