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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (19692)	4/8/2010 3:47:13 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 43980

For Tiger Woods, recovering trust is hard work as he competes in the Masters By Fred Bowen The Washington Post Thursday, April 8, 2010 Tiger Woods will try to win his fifth Masters golf tournament starting Thursday. Hitting 300-yard shots at the beautiful Augusta National Golf Club in one of the world's most famous sports events may be the easy part for Woods. You see, it has been widely reported on television and in newspapers during the past four months that Woods, who has been the best golfer in the world for 10 years, lied to his wife, family and friends over and over again. For years, millions of sports fans have rooted for Woods. His amazing golfing abilities and the television ads in which he sold everything from cars to energy drinks made him seem friendly, talented and very determined. In other words, Woods seemed to be someone fans could admire. So now it is hard to believe that nice guy Woods would lie so often to so many people. But it is a good reminder for fans, and especially kids who admire athletes, that just because someone is great at a game, that doesn't necessarily make him a good father, a good person or a good friend. And that is why the Masters is going to be so hard. Woods, who has not played in a tournament for months, will have to go out and play in front of people who now know that he is a phony and a liar. That's tough, for a world-famous athlete or a kid. Imagine you had a teacher who thought you were a terrific person and a great student. Then imagine you were caught cheating on a test and this teacher heard all about it. It wouldn't be much fun to see that teacher again, knowing how disappointed she must be with you. Beginning Thursday, Woods has to do that with millions of golf fans. And millions of people who don't even care much about golf. Everybody will be watching the Masters on television to see how Woods plays, hear what he says or even see if the fans at Augusta boo him. Of course, that's what happens when you do something wrong. There is always the chance that you might get caught and people will find out that you are not the person they thought you were. When that happens, whether you are Woods or a kid, you have to do your best to earn back people's trust. You have to prove to everyone that you can still be a good person. That's hard work, the kind of work that makes even a tough game like golf look easy.