Robotic Sorrys

            Tiger Woods. I know you saw the apology, or attempted apology last week. Everybody saw it. It was playing on every damn TV in my house. My dad was watching it in his room, my mom was watching it in the living room, I was watching it in my room, and it was on in the kitchen for some strange reason; nobody was even in there. Yeah, we have the tendency to leave the TV on well after we’re done watching it. Anyways, Tiger’s speech. Interesting, right? A lot of things happened, mainly because it was over ten minutes in length. But, it was definitely an interesting event.
            It was a big event. It was broadcast on numerous television channels and radio stations. A lot of people watched it. It was a big event, but there were so many weird things that occurred. As big as it was, it didn’t live up to the hype. I want to believe that Tiger is sincere in his apology, but it’s difficult to do so. There were just too many questions that I had after I saw and heard it. I had questions about the sincerity and structure of his apology. There were many awkward moments. 
            First, only people invited could attend the press conference and no questions could be asked. That’s not a press conference. If he had this apology conducted to garner respect, he didn’t really gain much. He didn’t face the music.

            Secondly, the actual speech was too robotic. All he did was look into the camera and say “I’m sorry.” Sorry bro, didn’t feel it (Using frat boy lingo that Tiger probably uses). It seemed a little awkward. You’re not conducting this apology for your family and sponsors because you don’t need to hold a “press conference” to apologize to them. Clearly, you wanted to apologize to your fans. But your fans didn’t feel it.
            The really annoying thing is that he did it his way. He always wants complete control of the situation and he was able to have that. Furthermore, he got so much free publicity from this. He saved so much money that he had been stealing from sponsors. Another annoying thing was when he hugged everyone after his apology. He definitely smiled after he hugged one person and it didn’t look like an embarrassed smile but more like a “I still have so much money” smile. One more annoying thing, a lot of blue. There was a LOT of blue in that room. I like the color blue but that blue with that material of whatever they put up as walls was looking funky.  
             At the end of it all, I don’t really know what to think. I mean I think that he’s still a punk, but I don’t know what to believe about his apology. He very well could have been sincere in it but it’s hard to tell with Tiger. He’s so reserved, the only time you see him smile is when he wins. And when he’s not winning, he’s making that really annoying face that makes you want to slap him. Or at least, makes me want to slap him. And when he speaks, it sounds like he really doesn’t want to be there. That also deserves a slapping. So its difficult to tell based on his usual character. However, it is easy to tell that he is still a punk. As big as this event was, it seemed half-assed. Might as well have not even apologized. I admire the fact that he’s been going to rehab for this, but only time will tell if he’s really changed.