“He Refuses To Talk”- US Track Legend Applauds Tiger Woods for Keeping Media Focused Only on His Comebacks and Not Dark Past

Published 04/14/2022, 10:06 AM EDT

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The rollercoaster life of Tiger Woods twists and turns in a unique way. He is one of the best golfers in the sport’s history as winning major titles and championships. Reaching heights of fame like no others, Woods’ achievements cannot be forgotten. Recently, he returned to the Masters’ tournament, after suffering a major car crash. As he arrived in style, former athlete Michael Johnson talked about the aura he carries with himself.

Even with all the past controversies, the former athlete lauded the legendary golfer for keeping the focus only on his return, .

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Michael Johnson applauds Tiger Woods

Winning 15 major championships, Woods won everything in the world of golf. As he was famous when he was young, his ability to deal with media has always been great. Despite suffering from a major car crash, he returned to the sport, epitomizing the passion he has for golf. Thus, Johnson is impressed with his ability to tackle the media and keep them off his other controversies. Jonson mentioned on Twitter:

“Amazes me how Tiger is able to consistently keep media focused only on the comebacks from his mishaps when he refuses to talk to them about the actual mishaps. They typically never accept that.”

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With Tiger being stuck in the middle of various controversies and other stumbling blocks, he rose to fame by returning to win his 15th major championship at the Augusta Masters in 2019. Some of these comebacks still remain in the hearts of the golfing fraternity.

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Outstanding achievements

For a person who is as dominant as he is in the sport of golf, Woods achieved a lot of accolades in his career. He became the only man in the modern era to win four consecutive major titles. We famously know the achievement as the ‘Tiger Slam.’ Likewise, he won his first Masters at the age of 21 by 12 shots.

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To sum up, his achievement in the field of golf has been impressive. Being an unbelievable golfer, it is safe to say that Woods’ golfing career has helped him a lot, with the media. Do you think Johnson is right?

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Jacob Gijy is a US Sports and NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Gijy finished his Post Graduation in Psychology and worked in a hospital for 2 years before his passion for sports compelled him to find his way to sports journalism. A fan of the great Tim Duncan, he is always ready to pick up a debate with anyone who does not offer the power forward, the respect he deserves.
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Deepakshi Chaudhary