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Lindsey Vonn’s Recent Remarks Showcase the Extreme Popularity of Tiger Woods
Published: June 17, 2013
“Why is Tiger Woods garnering so much attention? He’s playing terribly!”
Invariably, the answer is this: Because people still care about him. Like it or not, Woods will remain in the spotlight until people just stop caring.
As Tiger stumbled his way to a 13-over performance at Merion Golf Club en route to the worst major performance of his career, people questioned why Woods—the same man whose scandalous affairs fused both sport and pop culture, and the same man who hasn’t been the same on the golf course since—was still in the big spotlight.
From a purely competitive perspective, it’s not hard to understand. Woods is the No. 1 golfer in the world and has already notched four wins on the PGA Tour this year. He may not be the unbeatable force we once knew him as, but the red shirt is still getting it done on Sundays.
And of course, it doesn’t hurt to have an insanely popular girlfriend, either.
Olympic gold medalist skier Lindsey Vonn was famous in her own right before she and Tiger began dating in March. In fact, there isn’t a more popular female skier in the world.
So why is she so surprised people are beginning to think of her as “Tiger’s girlfriend?” See the answer above.
As quoted by Rachel Maresca of the New York Daily News, Vonn isn’t happy with her new spot in the limelight:
I can be normal by myself; no one notices me. But wherever he's around, we're living in a fishbowl. I didn't quite know what I was getting myself into. It's weird. But it's just something I have to deal with. He has his job, and I have mine. I just have to get used to it. Some people seem to forget that I'm not just Tiger's girlfriend. I'm actually a successful athlete. I'm Lin...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf
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