This must have been what it felt like to watch Ali, to watch Ruth, to watch that transcendent athlete that made you sit in your seat and watch in awe. I remember what it felt like to watch Michael Jordan. Jordan did things that made me get up and go in the front yard and try the things he did. He moved me; he moved us to try to be him. This is Tiger Woods.
He is the guy that right before our very eyes is moving us. He has us sitting in our seat watching in anticipation of his next miracle shot. I think we have been waiting for another athlete to take the mantle and move us like Jordan moved us. You know how Mike would make one of the reverse lay-ups where it seemed like he hung in the air for days, seemingly deciding when he would release yet another gravity defying shot? This is Tiger Woods.
Eagles out of the sand; putting shots from 50 feet out; 300 yard drives with one knee. This is Tiger Woods. The things that we want to see again that Mike had was the determination, the will, the concentration, the doing the impossible....THIS...is Tiger Woods.
As great as Lebron is, he doesn't move us like Tiger. As great as Kobe is, he doesn't move you like Tiger does. Tiger Woods is now placing himself on the Mount Rushmore of legendary athletes. He is now there along with Jordan, Ali, Gretzky, and Ruth. What I witnessed this weekend and today was a man so brilliant that he moves me. THIS...my friends, is Tiger Woods.
He is so good that we will tell our kids about him; and they will tell their kids about him. Memories of his performances will be etched in stone. He has long ago been so great that he is more than a golfer. He is bigger than the sport he plays. When the US Open began, I thought that Tiger's winning this event was near impossible, but then I remembered....THIS...is Tiger Woods.
Dude is a beast that is all I can say
It was Jordanesque