Tiger returns to golf! - Page 3

Apoc · 04-08-2010, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Oh I agree he took golf to a new level, unfortunately that new level isn't as big as soccer.

Oh, nothing will ever be as big as soccer, as far as amount of people playing. All you need is 2 feet and a ball. Hundreds of millions of dirt poor children play it everyday. But the vast majority of those children have never seen a tv, and dont know who pele is anymore than they know who Tiger or Jordan are. All most of them know is whats around them.

And soccer is the most watched sport, but the thing is, those billions of Tiger fans? Most of them dont give a shit about golf. They just like him. Its a very wierd situation.

goof2 · 04-08-2010, 10:23 AM

Comparing sport to sport I don't think golf is at the level of soccer. Individually though Tiger is incredibly well known. I would think with as pervasive as the media has become around the world Tiger is probably better known worldwide than Pele was.

Trip · 04-08-2010, 10:24 AM

If you want to go on pure numbers, I would go with Kobe or Jordan.

population wise, all those fuckers in china and india love that shit.

Apoc · 04-08-2010, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

If you want to go on pure numbers, I would go with Kobe or Jordan.

population wise, all those fuckers in china and india love that shit.

Golf is the biggest sport in China.

Last year, the chinese gov. paid Tiger 9 million to show up at the chinese open on Suday. Show up and smile. Didnt even have to play golf.

Trip · 04-08-2010, 10:30 AM

hahahahahaha, don't think so

you are living in imaginary land if you think golf can even come close to soccer in china. Hell, ping pong and volleyball are more popular there.

Apoc · 04-08-2010, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

hahahahahaha, don't think so

you are living in imaginary land if you think golf can even come close to soccer in china. Hell, ping pong and volleyball are more popular there.

You didnt say soccer, you said basketball. We know soccer is the biggest game anywhere.

Golf is absolutely huge in china. Which is why chinese players are dominating the LPGA, and starting to show up big in the PGA. China has grown to be far bigger than rice and pingpong. Golf courses are popping up everywhere, and the country is flooded with counterfeit clubs.

And Tiger is more popular than Kobe in China.

CrazyKell · 04-08-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

In all honesty, I dont think that he's going to be able to cheat anymore, he's going to be watched too closely by his handlers, and there will be lots of them. Consider it a 'support group'.

All those handlers are the ones that played a part in the first place.

It's not like he did it on his own.

I think it'll be interesting to see how he does.

Any opinions on the Nike commercial?

Trip · 04-08-2010, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

You didnt say soccer, you said basketball. We know soccer is the biggest game anywhere.

Golf is absolutely huge in china. Which is why chinese players are dominating the LPGA, and starting to show up big in the PGA. China has grown to be far bigger than rice and pingpong. Golf courses are popping up everywhere, and the country is flooded with counterfeit clubs.

And Tiger is more popular than Kobe in China.

You said exactly "Golf is the biggest sport in China." You didn't specify in the first place.

The only people who can afford to play golf and watch it in China are the businessmen. They aren't flooded with them, they are flooded with poor people.

Kobe is absolutely bigger. Yao Ming may not be as popular as Kobe.

Yes I understand a lot of about modern China, my parents lived there til the 2nd of April this year.

Apoc · 04-08-2010, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyKell

All those handlers are the ones that played a part in the first place.

It's not like he did it on his own.

I think it'll be interesting to see how he does.

Any opinions on the Nike commercial?

I thought it was a good commercial. Nike is a master of marketing, and they got people talking with it. Thats what they wanted.

It was apparently a small group of people that knew what he was doing, and coordinated it for him.

Apparently MJ and barkley taught him how to cheat and get away with it.

Kaneman · 04-08-2010, 10:49 AM

It was a good commercial. Anything that pisses people off that just really hate Tiger Woods now is alright with me.

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Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	hahahahahaha, don't think so you are living in imaginary land if you think golf can even come close to soccer in china. Hell, ping pong and volleyball are more popular there. Last edited by Trip; 04-08-2010 at 10:33 AM..

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Kaneman AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Odessa, TX Moto: 2000 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird Posts: 4,931	It was a good commercial. Anything that pisses people off that just really hate Tiger Woods now is alright with me. __________________ 1982 Honda XR80 - blown motor, 1993 Kawasaki ZX6D - sold, 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200S - sold, 1984 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R - blown motor, 2007 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom - totalled, 2003 Yamaha FZ1 - sold, 1994 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Honda CBR600F4i - sold, 1998 Suzuki DR350 - stolen, 1989 Honda Super Magna - sold, 2007 Yamaha Stratoliner, 2000 Honda CBR 1100XX Blackbird

04-08-2010, 10:23 AM	#22
goof2 AMA Supersport Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,756	Comparing sport to sport I don't think golf is at the level of soccer. Individually though Tiger is incredibly well known. I would think with as pervasive as the media has become around the world Tiger is probably better known worldwide than Pele was.

04-08-2010, 10:24 AM	#23
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	If you want to go on pure numbers, I would go with Kobe or Jordan. population wise, all those fuckers in china and india love that shit.