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Will Tiger be better after rehab?
First Earl Woods knew, or at the very least believed. Then Tiger did as well. The world -- overwhelmed by the ridiculous accumulation of clutch performances that have produced 65 career victories and 14 professional majors has followed. Rocco Mediate spoke for the collective in his reaction to Woods draining the 72nd-hole 12-footer that tied him at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. With a perspective that can appreciate genius and a good cosmic joke at the same time, Mediate said, "I knew he'd make it." But Woods underwent reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee a week after his playoff victory over Mediate, and now, well, nobody knows. Certainly the odds are that he will recover and become the greatest golfer ever. But there's a chance he won't, which means even Tiger Woods could be fate's fall guy. Needing to absorb it all for himself (and ultimately find a way to use it to his advantage), Woods led a contemplative life at his Isleworth home in the days after the surgery. The numbing routine of post-ACL surgery has always been portrayed as among the darkest days for a professional athlete. There is immobility, pain, the blur of medication and the shockingly fast atrophy of once-chiseled muscle. Woods told friends he was restless, bored and, frankly, down. He distracted himself with movies, video games, Sudoku and reading. Family dogs Taz and Yogi had to get used to their favorite playmate being stuck on the couch, his elevated leg in a straight cast. After not being able to fulfill his role as host of the AT&T National at Congressional in person, Woods at least was able to give his thumbs a workout by texting suggestions to his staff during the tournament telecasts. He also watched his friend Roger Federer -- another megastar assigned the mantle of inevitability -- lose to Rafael Nadal in an epic Wimbledon final. Sleep was fitful. "It feels like 38-hour days," Woods says.
Tiger Woods, Scott Halleran/Getty Images
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this injury is no joke
woods will come back stronger and better
he's still got a lot to prove to the world
in other news, THE CHOKE CHOKE MEISTER PHIL MICKELSON is still choking his chances away...
muktech
Washington, DC
Total Comments (134)
Tiger will come back strong.
Even if his knee is not 100%, he will still find a way to win............
JFKJR
I Say, FU
Total Comments (16382)
You boys are clueless.
He completely destroyed his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament).
Even if it's artificially replaced he is going to be affected.
Look for a new hero infants.
Jonisagolffan
Richmond , MI
Total Comments (600)
Bunch of SPECULATERS. When tiger plays again put him on this thread until then write about him on the hospital rehab channel. NON STORY
joefordnproud
Romulus, MI
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Jonis has special inside information on the condition of Tiger's knee.
Helen from Keller
Keller, TX
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"Jonis has special inside information on the condition of Tiger's knee."
Helen from Keller | 09/06/08, 12:41 PM
I doubt Jonis has "inside information" on what color panties he's wearing today. Whenever Jonis is here posting you just know a circus somewhere is short one clown.
Dapper Dave
Tampa , FL
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Touche, Dave.
Helen from Keller
Keller, TX
Total Comments (840)
The only thing relevant about Tiger right now is the fact that I shot a 15 under on the Stadium course on "Tiger Woods 09". Now if i could only get a good round on Wolf Creek I would be golden......
THE Cereal Killer
., TX
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Dave and Helen,
Kiss my ****.
You boys are about as lucid and thought provoking in your comments as are a couple of nine-year old boys.
Wood's ligament problem is common knowledge. But then again, you have to be able to read to know that.
The two of you need to go back and finish fourth grade.
Jonisagolffan
Richmond , MI
Total Comments (600)
Jonis -
If loads of guys can come back from ACL rehab to play pro football, then I reckon Tiger can get back to golf . . .
Ciao
rileyo4
Total Comments (62)
"Jonis -
If loads of guys can come back from ACL rehab to play pro football, then I reckon Tiger can get back to golf . . .
Ciao"
rileyo4 | 09/06/08, 09:22 PM
You're selling Jonis short. In addition to being the head french fry cook at the McDonald's he works at during the day he's also Chief of Orthapedic Surgery over at the Metropolitan Medical Center at night.
He knows more about knee surgeries, ACL injuries and such than Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Goofy put together.
Dapper Dave
Tampa , FL
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As I recall, he was also bangin' his SMOKIN hot wife who is now pregnant again...c'mon, how bad could it really be Tiger?
AFScott
Colorado Springs, CO
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i read this in golf digest....i think its word for word....this is just terrible.....wow........wow
ewars2
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Spam x7.....Think this posting could need a longer explanation? How about we wait a few rounds and then find out.
DEVO (SPUD)…
Spudville, ID
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I'm a big Tiger fan and I usually find myself defending him on this blog, but guys it's golf. I just don't see why it's so speculative as to why he'll recover from the surgery. It's golf. No 300 lb. lineman is chasing him. No need to cut and weave and dunk a basketball. No fast moving tennis ball to run down and hit back across a net. No quick unplanned stops and starts. It's golf. Analyze the shot, stabilize your body position, execute and move to the next shot. Golf. Tiger should be fine physically from the surgery. It's golf.
Nevada
Las Vegas , NV
Total Comments (223)
Dave the nine year old drooling again.
Do you ever have anything thought provoking to say?
That would be asking too much from a guy mentally challenged.
Does your mama call you Dapper? Or, you just think you're Dapper?
Big ego, little brain. That's Dave.
Jonisagolffan
Richmond , MI
Total Comments (600)
Even if Tiger only comes back at his previous playing level he is still so far ahead of the rest of the tour its scary.Hell he could probably beet muktech,s favorite player(TCCM) PLAYING LEFT HANDED!
BEAST!
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Oh Jonis, you're giving yourself too much credit for the mundane, pedestrian crap you throw up here.
You're a polyp on the threads of FN golf. Nothing more.
Helen from Keller
Keller, TX
Total Comments (840)
Tiger will have to mod his swing to prevent the post up, but he will come back and dominate. He may loose 5-10 yards aff the tee but his fairway% will probably increase. Tiger is still the best ballstriker on tour and you put him in the fairway more often he will still light up the leader board. His surgery will have no effect on his putting which when the pressure is on is the best ever. I understand that not everyone is a Tiger fan but saying he can't come back is a little narrow minded.
Superheat
Fulton , MO
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"Will Tiger be better off after rehab?" Does a bear take a s*$t in the woods?
Total Package
El Paso , TX
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