So for me on my Saturday, I heard on skynews (fox in Australia and I don't mean the equivalent but actually the same company) that Tiger Wood's winning streak was on the rocks. He shot a 70 for the day and was way down on the leaderboard.You see, in the states the headline would have been 'expect a (Yet another) comeback' but here, it was less resolved, more doubt. I don't know if that is the American thing - expect big things - or simply what you expect from someone so far ahead of everyone else's talent but I found that twist a little strange. "Toothless Tiger at Arnie's Invitational" said one headline.
Then I am sitting in Sydney waiting for the flight to Singapore and lo and behold, I see a clip on Sky News with Tiger sinking the 20+' putt for the win by one stroke, then he threw down his hat after a pumping of his fist. They showed this clip twice - IN A ROW. Not sure why they only showed his emotional outburt - perhaps because he is generally reserved...? I dunno but they seemed to be saying that it was a remarkable victory.
They must not get Tiger Woods news down here very often. The man is magic and purely so. I heard on a morning show the other day that Tiger played a backyard tennis match against Roddick. Tiger played on clay, barefoot - and won. One of the talking heads at the desk said that something like 'well, it was a friendly game, I am sure Roddick eased up' (clearly not understanding the world of competitive sports).
The other talking head got it right: "Perhaps Roddick should play barefoot from now on...", now that is more the American Spirit. Can't wait to get back home and spoon up that American optimism.
