Tiger Woods asked Derek Jeter and Michael Jordan how to talk to women
Despite being one of the most marketable athletes in the world at the peak of his career, Tiger Woods has always carried a reputation of being socially awkward off camera. ESPN's Wright Thompson wrote a lengthy and compelling profile, published Thursday, of the 14-time major champion who has fallen from grace following his father's death in 2006. In the piece, Thompson shares a story of a night Woods spent in a New York City nightclub with Yankees legend Derek Jeter and Michael Jordan.
Thompson also explores Woods' long-running fascination with the Navy SEALs and the military. Earl Woods served in the Army Special Forces and made two tours of Vietnam, and once told his son he would "end up being a golfer or a special operations soldier."
While Woods was dominating the world of golf before his downfall, he was actively training to pursue that second career option. During a visit to a Navy SEAL training facility in 2006, Woods was repeatedly sprayed with simulated ammunition just a few weeks before he would miss the cut in the 2006 U.S. Open.
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