Quote Originally Posted by kettering_baggie View Post
I was sorry to see him win it, comes across as not a particularly nice bloke; treated his wife abominably.

As for comebacks, Niki Lauda’s takes some beating. Horribly burnt in a Nurburgring crash in 1976, he returned to racing in the same season and, if I remember correctly, won the World drivers Championship the following season. Doing that takes rather more guts and determination than playing a round of golf.
I agree Kets.

My son in law loves Woods and sent me a “what a bloke” text last night.

I replied.........”Mmm,not sure on that......great athlete but as for the rest!”

1/ serial sh a gg er whilst wife was dealing with tiny kids.

2/ Horribly arrogant and rude for his first 40 years.

3/ Driving drugged up and p I s s e d.

4/ Brought spitting on the course to the fore as mentioned by Peter Allis......truly disgusting,Koeppke was doing it all day yesterday.

A magnificent result considering his injuries and a testament to his genius and refusal to give in and I do admire him for that.

For me,although not a boxing fan Muhammad Ali remains the greatest sportsman in my eyes and his late career title wins rank above Woods.

Nikki Lauda back in his car racing 7 weeks after being burned to a crisp,I agree Kets.

Pat Cash winning Wimbledon a few weeks after having his appendix out.

There are numerous worthy winners and some are nicer people than Woods.